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FRIDAY, 6 MARCH 2020

GALILEO, SETTING INTERNATIONAL VETS COLLABORATE IN FRACTURE RISK DETERMINATION THE STANDARD By Emma Berry A conference convened partly in the wake of high-profile scratchings on veterinary grounds of several international from last year's has looked at ways in which racing vets from around the world can work more closely in the field of pre-race assessment. Newmarket played host to the international gathering of veterinarians for the consensus conference on fracture risk assessment of the fetlock, at which clinical diagnosis and the range of diagnostic imaging were at the forefront of a debate which also took an in-depth look at what could be deemed to be a "reasonable level of risk." An open session on Wednesday, which included representatives from the world of breeding, training, scientific research, insurance and raceday regulation, followed a closed | Coolmore debate on Tuesday between a panel of 12 vets. Cont. p3

By John Boyce It's not just the number of stakes winners; it's also the quality and the rate at which they're sired that determines the best in the land. In the modern world of breeding with larger books, 10% stakes winners from runners has perhaps become the new norm for greatness, rather than the 10% stakes winners to foals of yesterday. It is interesting to note that the great sired 23% stakes winners from foals and 29% stakes winners from runners in an era when 40 in a book the norm. Today, his outstanding grandson Galileo (Ire) manages 17% stakes winners from runners, widely and rightly acknowledged as an extraordinary achievement. But if we just choose his best 40 mares at the time of covering each year and look at what they've achieved, we get a truer Veterinary experts gathered in Newmarket on Thursday picture of how Galileo stacks up against Northern Dancer. In to discuss fetlock injuries | Getty these circumstances his percentage of stakes winners to runners climbs to 23%. And that doesn't account for all the factors that may draw the top 40 or 50 mares in the land to the best sire. It's clear that if we applied the same principle to most of today's IN TDN AMERICA TODAY elite sires, we would get the same result--much higher rates of BIANCONE BRINGS HOT HAND TO TAMPA stakes winners. Trainer ’s Sole Volante (Karakontie {Jpn}) steps forward in the GII Tampa Bay Derby on Saturday. Click or tap Cont. p2 here to go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 6 MARCH 2020

Galileo, Frankel Setting The Standard Cont. from p1 precise type of Classic horses everyone wants to see on our Galileo is perhaps the best sire Europe has ever seen both in racecourses. terms of stakes winners sired (285) and the rate at which he Among the leading sires, there's always a familiar pattern of produces them (17.2%). There are a handful of stallions that can stallions that can produce top-class staying stock ruling the roost almost match his rate of producing stakes winners, none more in Europe. In fact, it's almost impossible for a speed bias sire to so than his best-ever son Frankel (GB), whose first 46 stakes get anywhere near the top of the leading sires' lists, particularly winners have come along at an excellent rate of 16.3%. by percentage of stakes winners to runners. Sires that produce The challenge for Frankel is to stay in the game for as long as horses capable of winning stakes races at a mile and a quarter or his sire has managed to. Of more have almost twice the course, Frankel's early career black-type opportunities as their has been blessed with the help speed-oriented counterparts, of some of Europe's finest due in part to the speed end of broodmares, unlike Galileo's the being currently initial crops. But given overloaded with fast continued support plus the 'commercial' stallions. requisite amount of time One young sire bucking the Frankel ought to become one of trend though is No Nay Never, best stallions of the new whose 12% score is outstanding decade. for a that looks very (Ire), with 159 stakes much like a speed influence. winners from his Northern That said, he'll do very well to Hemisphere crops, is the most stay above 10% unless some of accomplished sire to have ever his stock stay a mile and stood in Britain. He too sires a Frankel | Farms beyond. It's worth remembering very high percentage of stakes that one of Europe's premier winners (15.9%), an even more commendable achievement sources of speed, Invincible Spirit (Ire), gets stakes winners at a considering his early mares were well below the standard he's rate of around 9%. He's pretty much the standard setter for sires now attracting. Like Galileo, his percentage of stakes winners of sprinter-milers. from elite mares is well into the 20s. Galileo's counterpart in North America has to be , a (Ire) is another that retired to stud with a sire who has reaped the benefits of his association with the sky-high reputation and it's very hard to argue that he's not up Coolmore group. He owes plenty of his success to his European to getting the best from his mares, particularly with the likes of runners in that 34 of his stakes winners--an excellent 15.4%-- (Ire), (GB), (Ire), came from Europe, compared to the 58 (14%) in North America. (Ire) and (GB) among his elite performers--the Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 6 MARCH 2020

Galileo, Frankel Setting The Standard Cont. He is perhaps the only sire of the modern era capable of consistently delivering top-class on either side of the , just like his brilliant sire and grandsire did in years gone by. And it is that versatility that has him a full three percentage points ahead of his nearest pursuers. It's a close run race between Speightstown, Tapit and Senior Vice President Gary King Distorted Humor for second position on our leader board. Twitter: @garykingTDN Speightstown's 109 stakes winners make up 12.1% of his [email protected] runners, which is currently just ahead of the rate that Tapit + 1.732.320.0975 produced his 132. But the plaudits must go to Tapit when it comes to the quality of stakes winners produced, his stakes International Editor winners posting an average rating of 114.5, compared to Kelsey Riley Speightstown's 112.5. Distorted Humor, meanwhile posted an Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN average rating of 111.8 for his 146 stakes winners, which were [email protected] produced at a rate of 11.6% from starters. European Editor Next on the list is Medaglia d'Oro, who has sired plenty of Emma Berry top-class colts, but it is his fillies that underpin his 11.1% stakes Twitter: @collingsberry winners. His gender split of 69 stakes-winning fillies and mares [email protected] compared to 43 colts and is further accentuated by the percentages--13.9% stakes-winning fillies and mares to the 8.3% Associate International Editor stakes-winning colts and geldings. Heather Anderson Of the other 10 percenters on our leader board, is Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN definitely the newest kid on the block. His early achievements Marketing Manager have guaranteed outstanding future prospects from some of the Alayna Cullen best mares in the land. And from the elite mares he's had Twitter: @AlaynaCullen runners from so far, no fewer that 20% of them are stakes [email protected] winners. His future looks assured. The same can be said for another rising star in Into Mischief, Contributing Editor currently producing stakes winners at a rate of 10.5%. He too Alan Carasso has caught the imagination of breeders and has some very Twitter: @EquinealTDN well-bred crops to come. His batting average is already way Cafe Racing ahead of expectations. What might it be in five years' time? Sean Cronin Tom Frary [email protected] International Vets Collaborate In Fracture Risk Determination Cont. from p1 Irish Correspondent Along with organiser Piet Ramzan, a partner at Rossdales in Daithi Harvey Newmarket, visiting experts hailed from America, and Canada, while Chris Riggs of the Hong Kong Club Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | John Berry delivered his presentation via a video link from China. John Boyce | Amy Lynam While training and regulatory conditions vary from country to Melissa Steele country, there was general agreement among the group that increased international collaboration in key areas would be beneficial. In particular, data gathering and assessment through IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY a repository of diagnostic images, as well as the publication of a VINNIE & SET TO GO DOWN TO THE WIRE best practice guide were recommended in an attempt to help I Am Invincible (Aus) and Snitzel (Aus) are in a battle for the pinpoint those horses most at risk and reduce the risk of fatal Australian Sire title this season. Click or tap here to injuries. Cont. p4 go straight to TDN Aus/NZ. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 6 MARCH 2020

International Vets Collaborate In Fracture Risk Determination analysis, and the balanced nutrition, and obviously we rely Cont. heavily on the veterinary industry. Between us we are always Ryan Carpenter of the California-based Equine Medical Centre assessing and looking at these horses, looking at X-rays and has been at the forefront of a volatile situation at Santa Anita trying to work out where we can improve and what areas may following the deaths of 21 horses at the track during the first be an issue, such as OCD or bone disease in young horses and two months of 2019. Nineteen of those fatalities were related to how that can be improved. The breeders do take this whole fetlock injuries. In his presentation, Carpenter outlined the matter very seriously." changes made at Santa Anita, which included increased While the achievement of a "global gold standard" for risk veterinary scrutiny of horses and the banning of riding crops at assessment was deemed to be unlikely, it was agreed that morning trackwork, adjusting rules on the use of non-steroidal greater transparency in veterinary records would help anti-inflammatories, and the installation of a standing MRI regulators make more effective decisions on a 's scanner. participation in races, particularly when shipping horses to other Of the importance of Wednesday's conference, he said, "Our racing jurisdictions. goal is the same but I think how we get there in each individual racetrack in each country will be a touch different. I think the fact that we bring in so many different perspectives can help us , LEAD DERBY ENTRIES obtain what we want to get to quicker, and bring more credibility to the recommendations that we want to make." Carpenter added, "Change is hard no matter where you are and what you're doing, but through that trial [at Santa Anita] came dramatic change and dramatic reform that could never have been accomplished before in such a short space of time. And through that we know what we did is working and now we are fine-tuning it. That's what's important to us to be able to not just say it's good enough now but to say, ok what we did worked and we can keep tweaking it and honing it. And any time you can get international collaboration it only makes the points that we are trying to get across stronger." Carpenter's compatriot Scott Palmer, the Equine Medical Director for the New York State Gaming Commission, pointed to the increased focus on the welfare aspects of racing through the >TDN Rising Star= Mogul | Racing Post media and social media in particular. He said, "We're in this room right now because our social licence is in jeopardy. In the G1 victor Kameko (Kitten=s Joy) and last 50 years there has been an enormous shift in our G2 KPMG Champions Juvenile S. winner Mogul (GB) (Galileo demographic." {Ire}), at 12-1, are the shortest-priced among the 139 3-year- The need for a unified message to be delivered effectively by olds engaged in the June 6 G1 Investec Derby after the first the racing industry as to the high level of veterinary care scratching deadline. devoted to racehorses was another topic of debate, as was the Mogul is one of 47 entries for trainer Aidan O=Brien, who last importance of the good working relationship between trainers year won his record-equaling seventh Derby with Anthony Van and vets in their daily assessment and risk management of Dyck (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). O=Brien=s sons Joseph and Donnacha horses under their care. each field four entries. Joseph O=Brien is a Derby-winning rider, Care of Thoroughbreds of course begins from way before they having steered (GB) and Australia (GB) to victory for his enter training and reference was made to consideration of father, while Donnacha O=Brien won the 2018 G1 Investec Oaks genetic traits in assessing a horse's predisposition to on Forever Together (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). unsoundness. =s champion 2-year-old (Ire) (), Chris Richardson of Cheveley Park Stud represented the trained by Charlie Appleby, is the 7-1 favourite for the Derby, breeding industry at the forum and said, "We go into the but he is not yet entered, nor is =s unbeaten G3 breeding process in minute detail and we spend a lot of time Autumn S. winner Military March (GB) ( {Ire}), and research into what our paddocks contain, the soil and grass who is 16-1. Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 6 MARCH 2020

Mogul, Kameko Lead Derby Entries Cont.

John Gosden=s >TDN Rising Star= Waldkonig (GB) ( {GB}), a half-brother to last year=s G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe winner (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), is 14-1. Thursday=s Result: 1st-Newcastle, ,5,300, Novice, 3-5, 3yo, 12f 98y (AWT), 2:40.57, st. DARK HEART (GB) (c, 3, {Ire}-- Dreamer, by RACING STEERING GROUP BACKS Danehill), third last time at Lingfield Feb. 21, quickly established himself on the lead. Tackled by Agreed (GB) ( {Ire}) in GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR CORONAVIRUS the straight, the 1-3 favourite drew away late to score four Following the publication of the government action plan lengths. The unraced dam is a half to the Group 1-winning duo published on Mar. 3, the British Racing Steering Group on (GB) () and (GB) COVID-19 is encouraging all businesses and employers who are (Inchinor {GB}) and to the dam of the high-class (GB) part of the racing industry to follow the appropriate guidelines ( {GB}). Also related to the GII La Prevoyante H. winner releases in the action plan. The plan details phases of the Arvada (GB) ( {Fr}), her yearling is by Iffraaj (GB). government=s response to COVID-19, with an emphasis on the Sales history: 20,000gns Ylg >18 TAOCT. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-2, steps necessary to contain and delay the disease. $5,931. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. British racing has been in regular contact with DCMS and O-T T Bloodstocks; B-Watership Down stud (GB); T-Mark DEFRA over the past two weeks to keep them informed of the Johnston. racing=s industry=s developing plans and the potential impact of COVID 19 on the sport and the industry. The Prime Minister said ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: on Monday that it was >business as usual= and the racing Shoot To Win (Ire), g, 3, Shooting To Win (Aus)--Spirit of industry continues to operate on this basis. Success (GB), by Invincible Spirit (Ire). Southwell, 3-5, 8f 13y The Racing Steering Group is currently planning for all phases (AWT), 1:42.38. B-Foxland Stud Ltd (IRE). *i1,000 Ylg >18 of the government response and is in touch with the regulatory GOFFEB; ,2,000 Ylg >18 GOUKPR. bodies representing different parts of the racing industry. BHA Chief Executive Nick Rust, who chairs the COVID 19 Group, said, AThe government=s action plan is a good guide to how the government=s response may develop over the coming weeks and months. That=s why I=d encourage all businesses and employers working in racing to read it and consider the Friday, Deauville, post time: 3.00 p.m. potential impacts on them and their staff. We want to do our PRIX ROSE DE MAI-Listed, i55,000, 3yo, f, 9 1/2f (AWT) very best to look after racing=s customers and the people who SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER work in our industry so that we can minimise the risks to human 1 7 Bebeautiful (Fr) Le Havre (Ire) Crastus Rossi health and the potential disruption to racing and to normal life. 2 5 Varvara (Fr) Hallowed Crown (Aus) Maillot Endaltsev AWe continue to encourage our customers and all those 3 1 Karlarina (Fr) Le Havre (Ire) Bachelot S Nigge working in racing to follow the guidance from Public Health 4 4 Passefontaine (Fr) (GB) Badel Bollack-badel 5 9 Dilala (Fr) (GB) Hamelin Vermeulen England as this is the best way to contain the spread of COVID- 6 6 Annalyse (Fr) (Ire) Pasquier Chappet 19. The employers in our industry do a great job in providing for 7 8 Tamahere (Fr) Wootton Bassett (GB) Soumillon Rohaut their staff and we know that many have taken steps already in 8 3 American Apples (Fr) American Post (GB) Boudot Graffard line with government guidance. 9 2 Merryweather (GB) Dunaden (Fr) Rawlinson Appleby AThe industry=s COVID 19 group is sharing this guidance with All carry 125 pounds. the organisations who represent the different parts of racing and identifying particular issues that may apply to them, © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. whether that is for racecourses or those who breed, train and This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission look after our horses. We want all those involved in British of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the racing to be as well-prepared as possible.@ American races, race results and earnings was obtained from results charts published by The Jockey Club Information Services and utilized here with their permission. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 6 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 6 MARCH 2020

Thursday=s Results: She is also a half to the G3 Prix scorer Iron Lips (GB) 1st-Fontainebleau, i25,000, Mdn, 3-5, 3yo, f, 11fT, 2:36.02, hy. (Iron Mask) who in turn produced the Spanish champion EPISODIA (FR) (f, 3, Palace Episode--Tiptonia, by Kendor {Fr}), a Oriental (Jpn) (Smart Strike). Also related to the G1 Grand Prix 10-1 shot, raced in mid-division early settled against the rail. de Saint-Cloud heroine Plumania (GB) () and the G2 Prix Angled out approaching the two-furlong marker, the bay had de Malleret scorer Legerete (), her 2-year-old colt by command a furlong later and asserted under hand riding to beat (Ger) is named Kertez (GB), while she also has a yearling colt by Miss Feya (Fr) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) by three lengths. The Kingman (GB) carrying the title of Tumbler (Fr). Lifetime Record: unraced dam, who is also responsible for the listed-placed 2-1-1-0, i17,900. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. (Fr) (Soldier of Fortune {Ire}), is a half to the GII Buena Vista H. O/B-Wertheimer et Frere (FR); T-Carlos Laffon-Parias. winner and GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup runner-up Blue Moon (Fr) (Lomitas {GB}). She is in turn the dam of Malibu Pier ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: (Malibu Moon), who captured the GII Santa Barbara H. and was Step by Step (Fr), c, 3, Sidestep (Aus)--Anavera (Ger), by second in the GI La Brea S. before producing the GI Breeders= Acatenango (Ger). Fontainebleau, 3-5, 11fT, 2:34.10. B-E Bec Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf runner-up Coasted (Tizway). Also De La Motte (FR). *i19,000 Ylg >18 ARNOV; i28,000 2yo >19 connected to the GI Personal Ensign H. heroine Passing Shot ARMAY. (A.P. Indy) and the G1 scorer Bannaby (Fr) (Dyhim Diamond {Ire}), she has a 2-year-old colt by French Fifteen (Fr) to follow. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i12,500. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O/B-Haras du Logis Saint Germain (FR); T-Henri-Alex Pantall.

3rd-Fontainebleau, i25,000, Mdn, 3-5, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:52.21, hy. WAY OF TANGO (FR) (f, 3, Galiway {GB}--Natsumi {Fr}, by IN UAE: Elusive City), fourth over 7 1/2 furlongs at Saint-Cloud on her Dahawi (GB), g, 4, Heeraat (Ire)--Piranha (Ire), by Exceed And racecourse bow in November, tracked the leader Seachange (Fr) Excel {Aus}). Al Ain, 3-5, Hcp. (AED70k), 1000m, :59.74. (Siyouni {Fr}) throughout the early stages. Marginally taking that Lifetime Record: 11-3-0-2, $28,740. O-Nasir Askar. B-Richard rival=s measure inside the last furlong, the 12-1 shot stayed on Kent & Robert Percival (GB). T-Musabbeh Al Mheiri. the stronger to win by a half-length in desperate conditions. The *38,000gns Wlg >16 TATNOV; £100,000 Ylg >17 GOFAUG; dam, a half to the listed-placed Nuala (Fr) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), 20,000gns HRA >19 TATJUL. **1/2 to Go On Go On Go On (GB) hails from the Wertheimer family of the G1 (Medicean {GB}), SP-Eng. heroine Juvenia (Trempolino) and the Hong Kong champion Bullish Luck (Royal Academy). Her 2-year-old is the colt Welcome Tango (Fr) (Zanzibari). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, i15,200. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Jacques Crouin; B-J Crouin & Mme A Dyvrande (FR); T-Y Mathijs. NO SPECTATORS FOR SUPER SATURDAY 4th-Fontainebleau, i25,000, Mdn, 3-5, 3yo, c/g, 8fT, 1:55.33, Meydan=s Super Saturday card on Mar. 7 will be staged hy. without spectators, with the Emirates Racing Authority taking TWIST (FR) (c, 3, Pivotal {GB}--Distortion {GB}), by Distorted preventative action in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Humor), who split the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere winner Victor Thursday=s Al Ain meeting was also held without spectators, and Ludorum (GB) (Shamardal) and the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud so will Friday=s meeting at Jebel Ali and Sunday=s meeting at Abu hero (GB) (Makfi {GB}) when runner-up over a mile at Dhabi. ParisLongchamp in September, tanked his way to the front from Super Saturday stages seven races intended as preps for the the outset. Never asked a serious question, the 7-5 favourite card on Mar. 28. Horse connections, sponsors produced the required effort to register a comfortable 1 1/4- and media will be the only persons permitted to attend. length success from Lupo Nero (Fr) (American Devil {Fr}). The dam is a half-sister to one of Pivotal=s Classic winners in Falco who captured the G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 7 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 6 MARCH 2020

Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 4:00 p.m. AL BASTAKIYA SPONSORED BY EMIRATES.COM, $300,000, NH & SH 3yo, 1900m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Commanding (Ire) Camacho (GB) Mullen Seemar 125 2 Al Modayar Competitive Edge Jara Al Rayhi 125 3 Laser Show (Ire) New Approach (Ire) Soumillon bin Suroor 125 4 Sadeedd Crowley Bachalard 125 5 Grey Flash The Factor Lopez Olsen 125 6 Dark of Night (Ire) (Ire) Fresu Al Mheiri 125 7 Dubai (GB) (GB) Cosgrave bin Suroor 121 8 Al Mukhtar Star Lemon Drop Kid de Vries Nass 125 9 Spirit of Light (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Veron Charpy 125 10 Emblem Storm English Murphy Seemar 125 11 Zabardast Carpe Diem Barzalona bin Ghadayer125 12 Liam’s Legend Liam’s Map Dobbs Watson 125 13 Emirates Currency (GB) Muhaarar (GB) Atzeni Charpy 125 14 Ya Hayati Dubawi (Ire) Buick Appleby 125 15 Tuz Oxbow O’Shea Seemar 125 16 Good Fighter Distorted Humor SCR SCR SCR 17 Sanad Libya Tapture Beasley Seemar 125 Reserves: 18 Attribution Competitive Edge No Rider bin Ghadayer125 19 Jukebox King First Samurai No Rider bin Harmash125

Dubai=s Sheikh Mohammed abducted daughters and threatened wifeBUK Court Following a high-profile case that began eight months ago, the British High Court has published a Fact Finding Judgment (FFJ) in favour of Princess Haya Bint Al Hussain against her former husband Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the billionaire ruler of Dubai. Princess Haya fled Dubai last year along with her two children, telling friends she was in fear of her life. Frank Gardner, BBC News GROUP ENTRIES

Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 6:55 p.m. AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE R3 SPONSORED BY EMIRATES AIRLINE-G1, $600,000, NH 4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 2000m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Saltarin Dubai (Arg) E Dubai Mullen Seemar 125 2 Military Law (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Fresu Al Mheiri 125 3 Matterhorn (Ire) Raven’s Pass Barzalona bi Ghadayer 125 4 Desert Fire (Ire) (Ire) Soumillon bin Suroor 125 5 Mark Of Approval K Lemon Drop Kid Cosgrave Hussain 125 6 Quip Distorted Humor Dobbs Watson 125 7 Roman Rosso (Arg) Roman Ruler O’Shea Seemar 125 8 New Trails Medaglia d’Oro Beasley bin Harmash 125

Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 6:20 p.m. SPONSORED BY EMIRATES AIRLINES-G1, $400,000, NH 4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 1800mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Spotify (Fr) Redoute’s Choice (Aus) J Doyle Appleby 125 2 Wait Forever (Ire) Camelot (GB) Atzeni Botti 125 3 Ajwad (GB) Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire) Pinheiro Bouresly 125 4 Moqtarreb (GB) Kingman (GB) Crowley Al Rayhi 125 5 Al Sahem (SAf) Silvano (Ger) de Vries Bouresly 125 6 Royal Meeting (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Bentley bin Suroor 125 7 Surrounding (Ire) Lilbourne Lad (Ire) O’Shea Halford 121 8 Magic Lily (GB) New Approach (Ire) Barzalona Appleby 121 9 Masaarr Distorted Humor Murphy Bachalard 125 10 Dream Castle (GB) Frankel (GB) Soumillon bin Suroor 125 11 Eqtiraan (Ire) Helmet (Aus) O’Neill Al Rayhi 125 12 (GB) (Ire) Buick Appleby 125 13 Freescape (GB) (GB) Dobbs Marnane 125

Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 7:30 p.m. DUBAI CITY OF GOLD SPONSORED BY EMIRATES SKYCARGO-G2, $350,000, NH 4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 2410mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Desert Encounter (Ire) Spencer Simcock 125 2 Defoe (Ire) (Ire) Atzeni Varian 125 3 Privilegiado (GB) (Ger) O’Neill Petersen 123 4 Los Barbados (Ire) Galileo (Ire) de Vries Nass 125 5 Good Trip (Ire) Dansili (GB) Grzybowska Al Mazrouei 125 6 Pablo Escobarr (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Marquand Haggas 123 7 First Nation (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Buick Appleby 125 8 Learn by Heart (GB) Frankel (GB) Lopez Olsen 125 9 Mountain Hunter Lonhro (Aus) Cosgrave bin Suroor 125 10 Jalmoud (GB) New Approach (Ire) Doyle Appleby 123 11 Loxley (Ire) New Approach (Ire) Barzalona Appleby 125 Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 5:45 p.m. BURJ NAHAAR SPONSORED BY EMIRATES HOLIDAYS-G3, $350,000, 3yo/up, 1600m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Ambassadorial Elusive Quality Egan Chapple-Hyam 125 2 Secret Ambition (GB) (Aus) O’Shea Seemar 125 3 Blitzkrieg War Front Soumillon O’Neill 125 4 Kimbear K Temple City Dobbs Watson 125 5 Heavy Metal (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Barzalona bin Ghadayer 125 6 Team Decision (Ire) (Ire) Fresu Al Mheiri 125 7 Salute The Soldier (Ger) Sepoy (Aus) de Vries Nass 125 8 Taamol (Ire) Helmet (Aus) O’Neill Al Rayhi 125 9 All Out Blitz Concord Point Mullen Seemar 125 10 Axelrod Warrior’s Reward Ziani bin Ghadayer 125 11 Moqarrar K Exchange Rate Crowley Charpy 125 12 Prodigal Son Square Eddie Buick O’Neill 125

Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 4:35 p.m. MAHAB AL SHIMAAL SPONSORED BY EMIRATES SKYWARDS-G3, $350,000, 3yo/up, 1200m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Nine Below Zero (GB) Showcasing (GB) de Vries Nass 125 2 Fight On K Into Mischief Buick O’Neill 125 3 Alfredo Arcano (Ire) Arcano (Ire) Jara Marnane 125 4 Lake Volta (Ire) Raven’s Pass Barzalona bin Ghadayer 125 5 Switzerland K Speightstown Dobbs Watson 125 6 I Kirk (Swe) Eishin Dunkirk Lopez Berneklint 125 7 Bochart (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Mullen Seemar 125 8 Lavaspin (GB) Hard Spun Beasley Seemar 125 9 Cenotaph K War Front B Doyle Charpy 125 10 Wafy (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) O’Shea Seemar 125 11 Alkaraama K War Front O’Neill Al Mheiri 125 12 Rodaini K Exchange Rate Fresu Seemar 125 13 Ibn Malik (Ire) Raven’s Pass Crowley Al Mheiri 125 14 Leading Spirit (Ire) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Cosgrave Seemar 125 Reserve: 15 Trickbag K Brilliant Speed No rider Berneklint 125 Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 5:10 p.m. NAD AL SHEBA TURF SPRINT SPONSORED BY ARABIAN ADVENTURES-G3, $350,000, 3yo/up, 1200mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Semoum K Bernardini de Vries Nass 125 2 Torosay Goldencents Barzalona O’Neill 125 3 Wildman Jack Goldencents Jara O’Neill 125 4 Laieth (GB) Dubawi (Ire) B Doyle Nass 125 5 Drummore (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Mazur Al Alawi 125 6 (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Buick Appleby 125 7 Tribal Quest K War Front J Doyle Appleby 125 8 Land Of Legends (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Soumillon bin Suroor 125 9 Yaalail (Ire) Intello (Ger) Paiva Al Rayhi 125 10 Rusumaat (Ire) Arcano (Ire) O’Neill Al Mheiri 125 11 Ekhtiyaar (GB) Bated Breath (GB) Crowley Watson 125 12 Mazzini (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) O’Shea Nass 125 13 Major Partnership (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Cosgrave bin Suroor 125 14 Angel Alexander (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Kingscote Dascombe 125 15 Wasim (Ire) Acclamation (GB) Veron Mohammed 125 16 Thammin (GB) Dark Angel (Ire) Fresu Al Mheiri 125 Reserves: 17 Neverland Rock (GB) No Nay Never No rider bin Ghadayer 125 18 Raafid (GB) Shamardal No rider Al Rayhi 125

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five new ones since the start of December, including Magic VINNIE & SNITZEL SET TO Millions 2YO Classic winner Away Game, his leading earner in 2019/20. GO DOWN TO THE WIRE It is four more stakes winners than he had at the same time last season, when he had already amassed an unassailable lead on the Sires Table with close to $18 million in stakes, thanks to a significant contribution from The Everest winner Redzel. I Am Invincible has a slightly inferior record than at the same stage 12 months ago. His progeny had amassed 139 winners, 23 stakes winners and $12.188 million by this time last year, but in 2019/20 it stands at 124 winners, seven stakes winners and $10.582 million. It is enough to have him as the front runner for his first-ever Australian Champion Sires title and with so much top racing to come over the next two months, the expectation is that he and Snitzel will stage a stirring battle for the crown.

Can Challenge the Top Two? I Am Invincible | Yarraman Park Stud That is not discounting the stallion in third place, Coolmore's Pierro, whose progeny have won $9.34 million so far this season. He has had 84 winners so far, seven of them stakes By Bren O=Brien winners, although he hasn=t added to those black-type successes The next seven weeks of racing will likely decide who will since we last looked at the table in December. It is one more become the next Champion Sire of Australia, with 24 Group 1 stakes winner and over $3.5 million better than he had at the races worth over $30 million to be contested over that period as same stage last season. well as a $5-million All-Star Mile. Coolmore's second-season stallion Rubick led the table in As it stands, Yarraman Park's I Am Invincible holds a narrow December, thanks to a significant boost from 's win lead of just over $225,000 on the Sires Table over his great rival, in The Everest and while he has dropped to fourth overall, he Arrowfield Stud's Snitzel, who is aiming to become the first has still had 14 additional winners in the past three months. stallion since his grandsire Danehill (USA) to win four straight Widden's young gun Zoustar has elevated one spot to fifth titles. from his position three months ago, with $8.33 million in all. He The shape of the Sires Table has changed dramatically since still has six individual stakes winners, but 65 overall, while we last looked at it three months ago, with I Am Invincible former Coolmore shuttler Declaration Of War (USA), who got a jumping from fifth to first on the standings with $10.582 million huge boost from the wins of in the G1 Victoria Derby in earnings from his progeny, while Snitzel has rocketed from and Vow And Declare in the Melbourne Cup, has dropped from 12th to second, on $10.356 million. second to sixth, with $8.063 million. It is not surprising to see these two dominant stallions rise to The other big mover aside from Snitzel has been Vinery's All the top and they have done so both through quantity and Too Hard, largely off the back of his star 3-year-old Alligator quality of winners. 'Vinnie' has clearly the most winners of any Blood. He was 20th on the Sires Table in December but has leapt stallion, with 124, 48 of them coming since we last had a serious up to eighth. look at the sires table in December, but just one additional At this stage last year, he had 79 winners, one stakes winner stakes winner in that time. and his progeny had earned just over $3.9 million. This season, Snitzel now has 108 winners for the season, 52 more than he he has had 82 winners, seven stakes winners (equal second of all had three months ago, but he also took huge strides through his sires) and his progeny have earned $7.38 million. volume of stakes winners, with 11 for the season. He has had TDN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND • PAGE 2 OF 2 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 6 MARCH 2020

Pride Of Dubai, Vancouver and Rubick are all from Danehill-line mares, showing the effectiveness of the outcross stallions across the best of those mares, a trend that only grows stronger. A look at the current Australian Broodmare Sires Table confirms that, with sons of Danehill in three of the top four positions and the legendary stallion himself currently in ninth. Much like the battle for the Champion Sires title, the battle to be leading Broodmare Sire also looks destined to go down to the wire between two heavyweights, both of whom have left us in the past couple of years. Encosta De Lago, with 241 winners, nine stakes winners and $17.658 million in prizemoney from the progeny of his mares just leads Redoute's Choice, whose mares have had 204 winners, 14 stakes winners and whose progeny have earned $17.571 million. Pierro | Coolmore Redoute's Choice won his first Australian Broodmares Sires title last year, ending Encosta De Lago's three-year domination A Win for the Outcross? of that category. With only the first prizemoney of a couple of group races separating the top two on the table, it looks the closest run battle for Sires honours since Street Cry (Ire), powered largely by Winx, edged out by less than $500,000 in 2015/16. Victory for I Am Invincible would also be significant as he would be the first locally bred Champion Sire from outside the Danehill-line since Lonhro in 2010/11. Exceed’s Boys Look to Make Newmarket History Indeed Snitzel is the only one from a Danehill stallion line in the top seven stallions on the Sires table, with I Am Invincible, Extra Trip Crucial for Shadow Hero Pierro, Declaration Of War and (NZ) completely free of the influential stallion's blood. Super Seth on the Mend This trend extends down to the young and emerging sires with three of the top five first-season stallions, Pride Of Dubai, Night Avilius Ready to Go at Flemington Of Thunder (Ire) and Vancouver all by sires outside the Danehill line, along with the top three in second season rankings, Rubick, Comprehensive Black-Type Previews Deep Field and Brazen Beau.

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BIANCONE BRINGS HOT SHADWELL TO MOVE MCLAUGHLIN HORSES TO PLETCHER HAND TO TAMPA WITH The Shadwell Stable horses currently in training with Kiaran McLaughlin will be moved to Todd Pletcher, Shadwell Vice SOLE VOLANTE President and General Manager Rick Nichols announced Thursday. The farm=s statement came in response to Wednesday=s announcement that McLaughlin was retiring from training at the end of this month to become the agent for jockey Luis Saez as of Apr. 1. Nichol=s statement read as follows: AOn behalf of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan and all of us at Shadwell, we would like to thank Kiaran McLaughlin and his staff for all of the years of hard work and dedication to the horses we have given them to train for Shadwell. Through their efforts, uncountable wonderful memories were created. We completely understand the move that he is making and we wish him well. Cont. p3

Click the photo above to hear Patrick Biancone talk about his Tampa Bay Derby hopeful, Sole Volante IN TDN EUROPE TODAY by Bill Finley Patrick Biancone pulled off the improbable last Saturday in the GALILEO, FRANKEL SETTING THE STANDARD GII Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth S. at Gulfstream, winning a John Boyce looks at the leading Northern Hemisphere sires by percent of black-type winners. major prep for the GI with a horse who cost Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. relatively little at the sales and appeared headed for a career on the grass. Now, can he do it all over ? A week after Ete Indien (Summer Front) won the Fountain of Youth, Sole Volante (Karakontie {Jpn}) will look to emulate his stablemate with a win in the GII Tampa Bay Derby. The similarities with the two are remarkable. Not only are they both trained by Biancone, both made two career starts on the grass before trying the dirt, both have won stakes on the main track and appear to be legitimate contenders for the Derby. Sole Volante is coming off a victory in the GIII F. Davis S. Biancone explains that he likes to start most of his horses off on the turf, even if he believes their futures may be on the dirt. AAt Palm Meadows, we have a beautiful turf track,,@ he said. AMost of my works there will be on the turf because I think it is kinder on the legs. I like to start off on the turf, even if they look like dirt horses because I think those races are less stressful and they get them ready for the next step.@ In Sole Volante=s case, his early training didn=t indicate immediate success. Biancone said the horse was at first uncomfortable when training because of a twisted testicle. He had to geld him to solve that . Cont. p3 PUBLISHER & CEO Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected]

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Sole Volante winning the Sam Davis | SV Photography Sole Volante was originally sold for $8,000 at the 2018 Keeneland September sale. Biancone bought him out the 2019 OBS April 2-Year-Old Sale for just $20,000 as a birthday present for his daughter and assistant, Andie. AWhat caught my eyes? Two things. He worked really well and he was a beautiful mover,@ Biancone said. AAnd the second thing, he looked like a horse I trained named [1984 G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe winner]. Not the same color, but the same of build. Sagace is one of the best horses I trained. It was my daughter, Andie=s birthday, so I said >Okay, I will buy you a horse for your birthday.=@ Sole Volante showed immediate promise on the grass. He won his first start, an Oct. 12 maiden special weight race at Gulfstream by three lengths. The next start was even more promising, a win in the Pulpit S., also on the grass. Knowing that he could always go back to the turf with Sole Volante, Biancone decided to give the dirt a try. If he could handle that surface as well as he was handling the grass, there was no limit to what he could accomplish. AWe=re in America, where dirt is the story of the racing here,@ Biancone said. AIt was a no-brainer. When you have a good turf horse, all the big races for them are in July, August, September. There=s nothing to run in except a few smaller stakes at Gulfstream. Like everybody else, I had Derby fever.@ His first start on the dirt was encouraging. He finished third behind an undefeated colt in Chance It (Currency Swap) in the Mucho Macho Man S. AThe Mucho Macho Man was the wrong race to run him in because he=s bred to go a-mile-and-a-quarter, a mile-and-a-half, ABiancone said. AI ran him at a mile in a race at Gulfstream that is more for sprinters. The key was to just know if he would accept the kick back because he's a come-from-behind horse.@ TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • MARCH 6, 2020

Sole Volante cont. Biancone continued, AIn fact, when he had to take the kickback on the turn, he became very aggressive. He loved it and he ran very well. I was very happy with that effort.@ Next up was the Sam F. Davis, where all the pre-race attention was going to Independence Hall (Constitution). Sole Volante would likely need to improve to beat the favorite, and he did. In surprisingly easy fashion, he drew off from Independence Hall to win by 2 1/2 lengths. With Sole Volante faring so well on the dirt and wanting to take some money off the table, Biancone has sold interests in the to Limelight Stables and a controlling interest to Reeves Thoroughbred Racing. The trainer has won major races all over the world and finished second in the 2004 Kentucky Derby with Lion Heart (Tale of the Cat). He knows that virtually everything must go right to win a race as difficult as the Kentucky Derby. ASlow down. Slow down. We=re not there yet,@ said Biancone. AIt=s still a long time to go and they have a race before them.@ But he=s almost there, with a Fountain of Youth winner and one of the favorites for the Tampa Bay Derby--two Agrass@ horses who have flourished on the dirt.

Shadwell to Move McLaughlin Horses to Pletcher cont. from p1

Tamarkuz romping in the BC Dirt Mile | Horsephotos Nichols continued, AAs Kiaran starts a new chapter in his life, so does Shadwell Stable with Todd Pletcher graciously agreeing to train the horses that Kiaran had been allocated, as well as, future allocations that would have gone Kiaran=s way. We are excited to have Todd join our team!@ Shadwell and McLaughlin enjoyed many successes during their partnership. Their top horses together include Hall of Famer (Arg) (Candy Stripes); GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile victor Tamarkuz (Speightstown); Grade I-winning Shadwell stallions Daaher (Awesome Again) and Albertus Maximus (Albert the Great); MGSWs Mohaymen (Tapit) and Qurbaan (Speightstown); and GSW Haikal (Daaher).

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SERVICES SET FOR DILGER CASSE TALKS CLENBUTEROL ABUSE ON THE Funeral services have been set for Gerry Dilger, who passed TDN PODCAST away early Wednesday morning at the age of 61 from a cardiac Two days after writing an Op-Ed for the TDN calling for a ban condition. Visitation will be at Kerr Brothers, 3421 Harrodsburg Road in Lexington, KY, Sunday from 4-8 p.m. A funeral mass will of Clenbuterol, trainer Mark Casse continued his campaign be held Monday at Cathedral of Christ the King, 299 Colony against the use of the drug in the Thoroughbred racing industry Blvd., Lexington, at 1 p.m., followed by a burial at Lexington when appearing as the Green Group Guest of the Week on this Cemetery. week's TDN Writers' Room podcast. The Writers' Room podcast A Gofundme page has been started in Dilger=s honor to raise is sponsored by Keeneland. money for The Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation. Casse said he believed that numerous trainers are abusing Donations may be made on the page, here, or a check made Clenbuterol because it can act like a steroid and is therefore a payable to the fund and mailed to Paramount Sales, 449 Lewis performance-enhancing drug. He called trainers that abuse Hargett Circle, Suite 190, Lexington, KY, 40503. The fund will Clenbuterol the "Lance Armstrongs of our game" and said serve to benefit students in the Irish National Stud course, which competing against them can be like "going to a gunfight with a educates young people for a career in the Thoroughbred knife." industry, and, if enough is raised, to also sponsor students in the "Look, I'll be the first to tell you that training horses is not Kentucky Equine Management Internship, which improves rocket science," he said. "The way it's supposed to work is the opportunities for college students wishing to pursue a career in guy that has the best horse brings his horse into the race the equine management. best he can. And he's supposed to be the one that wins. But AWe thought this would honor Gerry and his family by that's not what's happening a lot of times. And we have so many continuing Gerry=s passion to forward the education and ways to judge; we have the Beyers, we have Thoro-Graph mentorship of these young people,@ said Paramount Sales= numbers, we have Ragozin numbers.@ Lesley Campion of the fund. AWe thought it was a fitting tribute to him.@ Cont. p6

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Casse on the Podcast cont. in New York and saw the horse. We both looked at each other. Casse continued, AWe have a pretty good idea what are the He looked like Ben Johnson, the Olympic runner that was horses are supposed to do and how they're supposed to disqualified. He looked like a different horse. So that's what's so perform. And when you see crazy about it. We're not somebody get a new horse, and allowing anabolic steroids. Why then a month or two later, you are we allowing Clenbuterol?" see this drastic change. Well, Casse said that he decided to that's fine if it happens once, speak out because he was fed and if it happens twice. up and believes he can spur the But when it happens time after industry to change by time after time, there's a eliminating what he sees as a problem." drug. Asked what percentage of "This is not just occurring at dramatic form the racetrack," he said "This is reversals--positive and occurring early on. There are too negative--he felt were due to many weanlings and yearlings Clenbuterol abuse, he answered, that are getting this drug. It "Ninety-five percent." changes the structure of the

Casse remembered losing a Mark Casse talks Clenbuterol abuse | Sarah K. Andrew photo bone. Especially over the last horse via the claim and then few years, we're getting horses witnessing its transformation for its new barn. home from the yearling sales and I can't even break them. We'll "I had a horse claimed from me three or four years ago and ride them around in a paddock for two weeks and they'll be when we lost him he was like a board," Casse said. "There was sore. It's ridiculous." no width to him. Three months go by and my assistant and I are Cont. p7 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • MARCH 6, 2020

Casse on the Podcast cont. Mike Smith for excessive use of the whip in the race. They also Clenbuterol is legal in most racing jurisdictions so long as it is talked about the stunning decision made by Kiaran McLaughlin withdrawn within a set time frame before a race. Casse wants a to leave training to become the agent for jockey Luis Saez. complete ban of the drug. Click here to listen to the podcast. "It has to be zero tolerance," he said. Since he wrote the op/ed in the TDN, he said that people around the world had reached out to him to express their VALUE SIRES 2020, PART VIII: REGIONAL SIRES support. "The response has been unbelievable," he said. "I've By Chris McGrath gotten calls from the biggest in the game. I've gotten calls from After our exhaustive survey of Bluegrass stallions, good , from Dubai, from England, from Ireland. So this is an easy manners demand at least a browse through the alternatives fix and we need to fix it ASAP. available elsewhere in North America. But this must be a very "I'm very fortunate. This game has been extremely, extremely different exercise, and a pretty unsatisfactory one too. The good to me. It was extremely good to my father and I'm hoping Kentucky market is entirely coherent, with hundreds of stallions that it's going to be extremely good to . But I feel like I'm clustered within a few miles of each other at fees to suit all in the point of my life where I have to give back. I have to give budgets. Regional stallions, in contrast, serve regional mares. If back for all the things that the has given to me and you're in Ohio, you're not going to van a down to Too I'm trying to help save it. We see all these breakdowns, and Much Bling (Rubiano). If you're in Texas, equally, you don't need when you read the studies and see you are increasing muscle telling that you can't have too much of that guy. mass and decreasing bone density, how is that not a formula for Each regional market is organic, and value must be judged disaster?" accordingly. Is your state program sustained by slots, for Also on this week's podcast, during the News of the Week instance? Are you splitting a fee between 10 buddies from the segment sponsored by West Point Thoroughbreds, the writers bowling alley at a couple of hundred bucks apiece? Or are you weighed in on the win by Maximum Security (New Year's Day) in trying to beat the Bluegrass at its own game--to breed another the Saudi Cup and the fines and suspension handed down to Chrome in California; or launch another Malibu Moon in Maryland, another Mr. Prospector in Florida? Cont. p8 Regional breeders getBREEDERS on BOARD get on BOARD

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Value Sires: Regional Sires cont. that will keep coming back for more, Clubhouse Ride--who So this is just a cursory cross-section picked from some (but by made 43 starts himself--looks a highly affordable ticket to the no means all) of the principal regions. They're at various stages box seats. of their careers, at different fee tiers, and have only one thing in : the potential--in a single, highly subjective opinion--to GRAZEN (Benchmark--Hazen, by Rubiano), Tommy Town punch above their fees. Thoroughbreds, $6,000 No apologies for returning to this guy, having drawn attention CALIFORNIA to his rise last year. Because he has since written another remarkable chapter in his remarkable story, with Grade III winners S Y Sky and Just Grazed Me, plus champion Cal-bred sophomore Lieutenant Dan taking his lifetime tally to 10 stakes winners from just 113 foals. Grazen started out at $2,000 in 2010 and mustered just 88 named foals across his first six crops. But his startling dividends from that precarious toehold, including a Grade I podium for multiple stakes winner Enola Gray, earned him a breakout book in 2017--soaring from 31 to 101--and its graduates are juveniles this year. With another 172 covers across the two seasons since, moreover, he is all set to maintain the momentum. True, he will do well to maintain his stakes ratio from this kind of volume. But it's wonderful to see a horse earn his stripes in this way; and he amply deserves a small hike in fee (from $5,000). Clubhouse Ride | Horsephotos His immediate pedigree does not make it especially obvious CLUBHOUSE RIDE (Candy Ride {Arg}--Seeking Results, by where all this might be coming from, albeit it's the family of GI Seeking The Gold), Legacy Ranch, $3,500 Breeders' Cup Turf winner and seeded by very Here's a curiosity. After a half-hearted debut season in 2015, respectable stallions like Rubiano and Kris S. But there's no arriving at stud only in March to cover a couple of dozen mares, question that Grazen himself showed plenty of flair until this hard-knocking millionaire with a Classic pedigree breaking down, otherwise beaten only once in five sophomore himself somewhat out of sequence with his peers. His second starts on synthetics--and then by a subsequent Grade I winner-- crop, from 55 covers, reached the track last year even as he including at graded stakes level, flashing some hot speed figures dropped back to just 19 partners. But then those first two books in the process. started to show their mettle. One way or another, he's extending the fragile Alydar line in Of 30 starters, no fewer than 22 won. These were crowned by fairytale fashion. And, at 14 and with all those reinforcements Warren's Showtime, who won the Surfer Girl S. on the grass at imminent, there's no knowing what the next plot twist might be. Santa Anita and has since made a fine start to her sophomore Cont. p9 campaign by running away with the California Cup Oaks. At his new base, moreover, they are entitled to hope that these flagbearers will only get better. Though Grade I-placed at two, Clubhouse Ride himself kept improving with maturity. As a 5-year-old he finished runner-up three times to Game On Dude (Awesome Again), when that dude was at top of his game, including in the GI Santa Anita H. Freed of his attentions, Clubhouse Ride won the GII California S.--a trophy he then retained the following year. And it's all underpinned by his genes: he's out of a half-sister to GI Woodward S. and GI Jockey Club Gold Cup winner River Keen (Keen {GB}), while his first three dams are by Seeking The Gold, and . If you want a two-turn horse TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • MARCH 6, 2020

Value Sires: Regional Sires cont. Om is the leading earner by a stallion of ample excellence to become a sire of sires, while the line works in any number of ways through broodmares. His female line, meanwhile, goes back to none other than Miss Grillo, the South American nugget who did so much to introduce Horatio Luro to the American Turf (and does so through her daughter Meadow Music, dam of an winner). There is a corresponding old-school resonance to Om's record, having won or placed in 17 graded stakes, while 14 triple-digit Beyers give him all the commercial appeal he might need today. And if his speed will never go out of fashion, an aptitude for turf may prove to be no bad thing out west in the years ahead. New stallions are hardly ever value but I'd be inclined to make an exception for this guy.

CANADA Om | Ron Mesaros SOCIETY'S CHAIRMAN (Not Impossible (Ire)--Athena's Smile, by Olympio), Shannandoe Farm, Can$7,500 OM (Munnings--Rare Cat, by Tabasco Cat), Harris Farms, $7,500 We'll have to revisit this story at some stage, because it Alydar's disappointing legacy at stud gets additional mitigation deserves to be told properly. For present purposes, however, here, as he is responsible for the second dam of a very fast and suffice to say that Society's Chairman was retired to stud in 2012 hardy horse in Om. at the worst possible moment--just as the Ontario industry was Here's a rookie who looks very eligible to consolidate and plunged into its slots crisis. He mustered 35 mares across his complement the sterling work his farm has been doing with first four seasons, for one of which he was basically mothballed Smiling Tiger (Hold That Tiger), who's now fully established as altogether. Yet his first book produced not just a Canadian Horse sire of a $6,500 Grade I winner in Spiced Perfection. of the Year in Caren, but also a multiple graded stakes winner in We won't give Om credit he doesn't need, for happening to Code Warrior, besides a nearly unbroken series of winners at a have none other than American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) lower level. Cont. p10 back in fifth in a sprint maiden on the synthetic at Del Mar. More pertinent, in view of his seven-length margin and 98 Beyer that day, is the fact that a reverse on dirt in stakes company next time persuaded connections not only to try turf but also to stretch him out to eight and nine furlongs--over which distances he collected three Grade II prizes and a Grade I podium as a sophomore. Though exploding from last place to share a photo when dropped back for the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint down the hill at Santa Anita, at four, he did not convert to full-time sprinting until switched to Peter Miller as a 7-year-old last year. He promptly chased home the top-class World Of Trouble (Kantharos) in the GI Jaipur Invitational; set a track record over five and a half furlongs at in a June 29 allowance; and again finished runner-up in the Turf Sprint at the Breeders' Cup, this time over the bare five furlongs. Society=s Chairman | Dave Anderson TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • MARCH 6, 2020

Value Sires: Regional Sires cont. These drew sufficient attention for Society's Chairman to receive 89 mares in 2016. The first graduates of this breakout book include Keep On Truckin, who last year won his first two starts in maiden and black-type company by 11 3/4 and 7 3/4 lengths, respectively. Incredibly, as he waits to catch that big sophomore wave, Society's Chairman now has six stakes winners from just 39 lifetime starters. He has overcome the odds in apt fashion, given the name of his sire. Not Impossible (Ire) was an unraced son of European titan Sadler's Wells out of a mare who also delivered Grade I winner (and Grade I sire) Perfect Soul (Ire); and he has also sired a Queen's Plate winner in Not Bourbon. The maternal family of Society's Chairman contains some left-field names, albeit his dam's millionaire half-brother did win a Grade I in a career spanning 51 starts; while the second dam is by the aristocrat One For All. Anyhow one way or another Society's Chairman himself had the class to be placed three times in Grade I company over a mile on turf. He did this, moreover, at the ages of seven and eight--so we can expect the narrow foundations of his small early books to prove as deep as they have proved strong.

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environment, but if he can match either the explosive start of The Big Beast or the slower burn of Adios Charlie, all will be well. Adios Charlie (Indian Charlie) remains generously priced at $4,000, having sealed his hard-working rise-runner-up the two previous years--with a first state championship in 2019. He had to make a standing start after an abrupt retirement and his first crop comprised just a couple of dozen named foals. But one of these turned out to be GI Mile winner Patternrecognition, helping to move Adios Charlie up to 117 mares last year from 48 in 2018. The Big Beast, for his part, couldn't quite lie up with Khozan (Distorted Humor) in the state freshman table. From a somewhat smaller debut book, however, he punched his weight very satisfactorily. His 16 winners left him just three behind and, The Big Beast | Louise Reinegal most auspiciously, half a dozen more of the crop have already THE BIG BEAST (Yes It's True--V V S Flawless, by Deputy added their names to the roll call as sophomores. Minister), Ocala Stud $6,000 The Big Beast is a GI King's Bishop winner out of a Deputy These are fairly challenging times for Florida stallions, but Minister mare, a profile that offers something for everybody. come rain, come shine, one thing never changes. You can always And there has to be something extremely special about any rely on Ocala Stud to maintain a roster worthy of its status as stallion who can immediately produce an $850,000 2-year-old the enduring cornerstone of the local breeding industry. from a $6,000 cover in Inspiressa, and then have her win on The farm's new recruit Girvin (Tale Of Ekati) was the state's debut and finish second in the GI Del Mar Debutante S. In her busiest stallion last year with 149 mares. It will be fascinating to only other start to date. see how his Classic potential plays in a speed-oriented Cont. p11 Want to list your job? Standard listing:$350 Multi listing:$300 each • One printed ad on this page (date of your choice) • Two or more printed ads on this page (dates of your choice) • 30 day listing on our careers page:thetdn.com/careers • 30 day listing on our careers page:thetdn.com/careers • Job promoted through our social media channels • Job promoted through our social media channels

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Value Sires: Regional Sires cont. with comparisons to some of the most freakish talents to have Like his pal Adios Charlie, The Big Beast was in renewed passed through his barn. demand with the ladies last spring, up to 113 from 57. With Like The Big Beast, he has a solid-gold damsire in Deputy Kantharos and Uncaptured having packed their bags, for Minister; his second dam is Grade I-winning sprinter Lunar Kentucky and South Korea, respectively, Ocala Stud has a young Spook (Silver Ghost), already responsible for Grade I-placed Moe gun primed to fill the breach. Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}); while the likes of Twirling Candy, Gun Runner and are attesting to the rise of Candy Ride as a VALIANT MINISTER (Candy Ride {Arg}--Spooky Minister, by sire of sires. Deputy Minister), Bridlewood, $3,000 He will be depending on a decent opening book of 78 to keep Everybody knows the stallions, like and Malibu Moon, him in the game, but I'd be confident that one or two of those that made the big time after flashing their on the track who graduate to the 2-year-old sales next spring will turn out to only during a very brief window of soundness. It doesn't always be home-run pinhooks. work, of course, but last year Khozan catapulted himself into the national top 10 for Journeyman Stallions, with eight black-type LOUISIANA operators from 44 starters. And here's another candidate to build tall from a shallow base. COUNTRY DAY (Speightstown--Hidden Assets, by Mt. In fact, Valiant Minister was only glimpsed once, posting a 99 Livermore), Peach Lane Farms, $2,500 Beyer at Santa Anita, before being derailed by a Having been reduced to just four mares in his sixth season, last stalls accident. For what it's worth, he dragged the runner-up a year Country Day was moved from Kentucky to make a fresh dozen lengths clear, and that horse went on to win a maiden start in the Pelican State. How apt, then, that at Fair Grounds on and a graded stakes in his next two starts. Valiant Minister's only New Year's Day, his daughter Break Even launched her other public exertion (comprising :9 4/5 seconds) had been flamboyant spree of six straight wins, highlighted on Oaks day at measured, along with his brawny build, by a June OBS. record of Churchill by the GII Eight Belles S. $680,000. In bidding him farewell, Bob Baffert dignified him Cont. p12 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 12 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • MARCH 6, 2020

Value Sires: Regional Sires cont. MARYLAND It had been on the equivalent card the previous year that a member of Country Day's debut crop, Will Call, had become his first graded stakes winner. He went on to run fifth in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint--the race in which Country Day himself had enjoyed his finest hour, when second in the 2011 running. Only a few days ago, moreover, Will Call's sister, Play On, landed her third black-type success; and their sire's overall record now stands at 59 winners from 78 starters. You have to look past Country Day's relatively modest track career to account for a runner as freakish as Break Even, albeit his versatility in terms of surface was replicated when she switched to turf to run away with a Saratoga stake last summer. You very seldom see a horse clock such wild fractions with such a contained, relaxed air. The most striking thing about Country Day's pedigree is that the bottom line so closely mirrors that of Friesan Fire | Sarah Andrew Giant's Causeway; and, farther back, it traces to the Calumet foundation mare Blue Delight, through one of her three GI FRIESAN FIRE (A.P. Indy--Bollinger {Aus}, by Dehere), Country Kentucky Oaks winners. His dam, meanwhile, was a graded Life Farm, $4,000 stakes winner who has produced four stakes scorers besides It should be totally superfluous, in a survey like this, to Country Day. highlight a stallion whose excellence is so transparent in the So it all makes sense, quite apart from the emergence of earnings table. Friesan Fire was state champion in 2017 and has Munnings and others to advertise Speightstown as a sire of been consecutively runner-up since. At 14, he is in his prime. He sires. Country Day, remember, produced Break Even from the now has a wildly talented son getting plenty of interest at stud most unpromising material: under the first two dams, there is in Kentucky. And yet he covered just 32 mares last year. otherwise a solitary black-type third at Canterbury Downs. And Much of the buzz in Maryland is about the golden boy, Golden nor has he been a one-trick pony. Lad (Medaglia d'Oro), whose 2019 book was just about three- Country Day was welcomed to his new home only by a couple times larger even before he started getting those big results at of dozen mares, but that surely has to change. It's not hard, the sales and on the track. But Friesan Fire should not be dismissed as some kind of dour, worthy, blue-collar alternative. after all, to break even at this kind of money--and you might yet Yes, he does consistency and quantity, but he does quality, get a Break Even of your own. too. Most obviously, in his dazzling GI Carter H. winner Army Mule, but last year Call Paul added the GIII Swale S. to his GII Saratoga Special success/Grade I podium at two. At this stage of his sophomore career, remember, Friesan Fire looked the most talented member of his crop: his seven-length GII Louisiana Derby romp completing a sweep of the Fair Grounds preps (GIII Lecomte S. and GIII Risen Star S.) and sending him to post as the GI Kentucky Derby favorite. But he finished out the back and was never really the same again. Plenty of stallions trade a similar track history at bigger fees in Kentucky. But, few of those are by a sire of sires like A.P. Indy, or out of a Group 1-winning mare, herself by the model broodmare sire Dehere; or with a second dam who also scored at the elite level, as did champion Bint Marscay (Aus) (Marscay {Aus}) when beating the colts in the G1 Golden Slipper. The bottom line is that nobody should be at all surprised if Friesan Fire were to sire a Kentucky Derby winner someday. Actually, the bottom line is $4,000. I hesitate to offer any Country Day=s GSW Break Even | Sarah Andrew conclusion from the juxtaposition of those two statements. Because, once again, it should be obviousY TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 13 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • MARCH 6, 2020

NEW YORK REDESDALE (Speightstown--Harpia, by Danzig), McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, $5,000 A roll of the dice, for sure. But it speaks well of this guy that he has been recruited by a farm putting together such a solid roster. They already have Central Banker making a very strong start, with cumulative earnings putting him in the top five of his intake nationally; while in Solomini () they launch a legitimate Grade I-juvenile from a family packed with sire power, out of a Storm Cat half-sister both to Jonabell's splendidly consistent stallion Midshipman (Unbridled's Song) and to the dam of his exciting young studmate Frosted (Tapit). But just as intriguing is Redesdale, who must be taken seriously after securing a foothold of 81 partners in his debut book. It's always hard to know how a stallion with this kind of profile--a top-class pedigree, but a teasingly brief track career-- will be received, but it looks as though New York breeders Destin | Horsephotos bought into the idea. That's important, because this horse was once knocked down for $18,000. It would have been easy to DESTIN (Giant's Causeway--Dream Of Summer, by Siberian conclude that he must be too good to be true. Summer), Sequel New York, $5,000 Certainly few stallions in the world, never mind in New York, Competition is strong in Kentucky among heirs to the late have such aristocratic genes: his dam, the Grade III winner Giant's Causeway, but nowhere is his legacy more prized than in Harpia, is a sister to the breed-shaping Danehill; meaning that the Empire State. His venerable brother Freud's state his third dam is a half-sister by the distaff paragon to championship in 2019 extended his record of top two finishes to the epoch-making Northern Dancer. (Duly the family of Halo and 12 straight years, while his son Frost Giant is another longstanding achiever round here. , then, that Machiavellian too.) Destin was so warmly received on his arrival at Sequel last year. Many regional programs would make a stud career viable even Indeed only Central Banker (Speightstown), who seduced 127 for an unraced horse with such a page. As it was, however, mares with his freshman endeavors the year before, entertained Redesdale clocked some big numbers in winning his first three more than the 84 who visited Destin. No prizes for imagination, starts before derailing in his fourth. then, in commending perseverance, but he really does look a Those who persevere with Redesdale at his new base now solid bet, as one who would have had ample traction in know that he will have a valid shot at establishing credibility. If Kentucky on performance, physique and pedigree. it's still something of a gamble, it's one with minimal downside-- Performance identified him as one of the best Classic and the scope to develop into a remarkable story. operators in his crop, winning the GIII Sam F. Davis and the GII Cont. p14 Tampa Bay Derby (track record) before running sixth to Nyquist (Uncle Mo) in the Kentucky Derby and was just caught on the line in the GI Belmont S. I would question whether his success in the oddball GII Marathon S., at four, told us much about his real strengths--quite the reverse, in fact. Certainly he wouldn't be the first to fade after soaking up the Triple Crown trail, nor the first such to succeed at stud. His handsome looks can be judged from a $400,000 yearling tag, and he's a full brother to the excellent Airdrie stallion Creative Cause, out of Grade I winner Dream Of Summer, with some intriguing but effective outcross influences in behind. Creative Cause was admittedly more precocious, but functioned at a very similar level as a sophomore, fifth in the Derby and third in the Belmont. The whole package just looks a cut above the local standard, and Destin could soon prove a very eligible heir to the crown worn by his ageing uncle. Redesdale | Thorostride TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 14 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • MARCH 6, 2020

PENNSYLVANIA CONTESSA QUITS TRAINING

Flashback | Louise Reinagel Gary & Jennifer Contessa | Sarah Andrew FLASHBACK (Tapit--Rhumb Line, by Mr Greeley), Diamond B Longtime New York trainer Gary Contessa has announced he is Farm, $3,500 ending his training career after 35 years. In a story originally Alas, there are venerable boots to fill in the Keystone State, reported by the Paulick Report, he cited the costs incurred by following the death of local legend Jump Start. But morale in the the Department of Labor investigation and his wife=s ongoing local industry is upbeat as attested by the arrival of illness as his reasons for hanging up his hat. Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday), the classy and Contessa is one of many trainers in New York to be hard-knocking earner of $4.7 million, at Northview Stallion investigated by the DOL over record-keeping and wages issues Station. with backstretch employees. Several conditioners have already And, granted that horses seldom co-operate in this fashion, we been hit with hefty fines by both the state and federal DOL. This make no apologies for returning to the equivalent exercise last news also comes just a day after fellow veteran New York year--when our pick for the state was a young stallion who trainer Kiaran McLaughlin announced his retirement from appeared to have been evicted from Kentucky with surprising training and transition to becoming the agent for jockey Luis haste, having numbered the Grade I-placed Boujie Girl among Saez. his first runners in 2018. Contessa is turning over most of his stock to his assistant Flashback, of course, has since hit the ball out of the park with Amira Chichakly over the next month. As of Thursday, he had his second crop through GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner saddled 2,363 winners from 18,142 starters for earnings of and Eclipse Champion British Idiom. While only 22 mares could $84,072,064. His top horses include GISWs Sippican Harbor be assembled to roll out the red carpet last spring, he has a (Orb) and Do It With Style (Pancho Villa); MGSW Rite Moment cavalry of Kentucky-breds to maintain the momentum he will (Vicar); and SW & GSP Another Miracle (American Pharoah). surely now renew after finding such a dazzling poster girl. After all, he is a full-brother to dual Grade I winner (and GI Kentucky Oaks third) Zazu, from a family seeded by Classic influences; and himself won the GII Robert B. Lewis S. by six SHOTSKI POINTING TO UAE DERBY lengths before chasing home Goldencents (Into Mischief) in the GII Remsen S. winner Shotski () will be pointed towards GI Santa Anita Derby. Rivalry among sons of Tapit in Kentucky the $2.5-million G2 UAE Derby Mar. 28, which offers 170 points becomes ever stronger, but Flashback should quickly find his towards the GI Kentucky Derby. The bay will work once more at feet in these shallower waters. Gulfstream before shipping to Dubai. Certainly he could not have asked for a better springboard. To AHe seems in good form, full of himself at the moment. Our neglect him after British Idiom would be, well-"just not cricket, primary plan is to keep him here in Florida with the plan to go to old beanY!" Dubai,@ trainer Jeremiah O=Dwyer said. AThat=s what we=re looking at right now. We=ve been talking about it. We=re going to fly out of here Mar. 17, so we=ll keep him here, give him one breeze and then head over there all things being well.@ Cont. 15 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 15 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • MARCH 6, 2020

Shotski Pointing to UAE Derby cont. GRADE I SIRE BELONG TO ME PASSES AT 31 Shotski most recently finished fourth in the GII Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth S. Feb. 29. AWe=re very happy with his performance, getting the trip that he got. He was stuck wide the whole way,@ O=Dwyer said. AThey talked about how much further he had to run than the winner, and all the other horses. I do feel we were the second-best horse in the race on the day. In racing, things don=t always go your way. He ended up being fourth and, all things being equal, he probably should have been second.@

DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO ALLOCATE 35K ADDITIONAL H-2B VISAS The U.S. Department of Homeland Security communicated to Congressional offices its intent to release 35,000 additional H-2B Belong to Me=s Forever Together, visas for the summer season of Fiscal Year 2020. This non- a champion and Breeders= Cup | Sarah Andrew immigrant visa program is used by many industries that need temporary non-agricultural help when domestic workers are Lane=s End Farm=s Belong to Me (Danzig--Belonging, by unavailable. For the horse racing industry, racehorse trainers Native) has passed away due to the infirmities of old rely heavily on the H-2B program to fill various backside age, the farm announced Thursday afternoon. Bred by Joseph positions. and William Stavola, Inc. in New Jersey, the Middletown Stables While DHS has not yet released a final rule outlining specific colorbearer landed the GIII Boojum H. and GIII Best Turn S. both details, the agency has provided the following: at Aqueduct for Allen Jerkens in 16 starts before embarking on a $Federal regulators will release the supplementals in two stallion career. After standing for four years in the Empire State, phases. The first batch of 20,000 will be available for employers he moved to Lane=s End and stood there until being pensioned requiring start dates beginning April 1, and 15,000 to those in November of 2013. He also shuttled to Widden Stud in having start dates beginning May 15. Australia for several seasons. $DHS will Agenerally limit@ issuance of supplemental H-2B visas At stud, he sired three champions, 29 graded winners and to returning workers Awho are known to follow immigration law 71 black-type winners including champion and four-time Grade I in good faith.@ winner Forever Together, who won the GI Breeders= Cup Filly & $And in a first-time effort to align visa policy with the Mare Turf; MGISW Jersey Girl; and Brazilian champion Pippa Administration=s border security goals, DHS will award 10,000 (Brz) among his 10 Grade/Group I winners in both hemisphere. supplemental visas to citizens of Guatemala, El Salvador and During his stint Down Under, he left the likes of MG1SW All Honduras, countries DHS has designated as Akey Central Silent (Aus), one of three top-level winners. American partners@ on border security policy. Cont. p15 As a broodmare sire, the son of Danzig has sired 69 black-type H-2B Visas cont. winners to date, 27 at the graded/group level including 2- and AWe are pleased that the Administration and acting Homeland 3-year-old champion Lookin At Lucky (Smart Strike), and GISWs Security Secretary Chad Wolf decided to allocate an additional Circular Quay (Thunder Gulch), Jersey Town (Speightstown), 35,000 H-2B visas for the remainder of fiscal year 2020," said Wet Your Whistle (Stroll) and Nereid (), a winner NTRA President and CEO Alex Waldrop. AHopefully, this will of the GI American Oaks. Down Under, he was represented by provide relief to horse trainers who continue to struggle to hire MGSW Bring Me the Maid (Aus) ( {Aus}), who ran third in foreign workers for backstretch positions that U.S. citizens are the G1 Golden Slipper S. not filling. While this number of supplemental visas is 5000 ABelong to Me stood his first four seasons in New York before greater than in Fiscal Year 2019, it is likely to fall short of being moved to Lane=s End in 1998,@ said Lane=s End=s Bill Farish. demand.@ AHis stud fee reached a high of $40,000 after siring three Grade I winners in his first three crops; Jersey Girl, Lucky and Circle of Life.@ Cont. p16 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 16 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • MARCH 6, 2020

Belong to Me Dies cont. TVG CONTINUES >CHASING THE DERBY= SERIES Farish continued, AWe would like to thank Anthony SATURDAY Thompson=s Widden Stud for taking great care of him during his TVG will continue its AChasing the Derby@ series Saturday with seven seasons shuttling to Australia and also the shareholders expanded coverage of the GII Lambholm South Tampa Bay who helped us bring him to Kentucky. Belong to Me spent 22 Derby and the GII San Felipe S. TVG=s Matt Carothers and Gabby years at Lane=s End and will be deeply missed.@ Gaudet will be on site at Tampa Bay Downs with coverage and analysis of the key Kentucky Derby prep race as well as the full card from Tampa Bay Downs, which includes four additional stakes races. On the West Coast, Todd Schrupp, Simon Bray, Christina Blacker, Britney Eurton and Mike Joyce will lead the coverage of the San Felipe from Santa Anita which will include exclusive news, features and interviews. The San Felipe is one of several major stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, including the $600,000 GI Santa Anita H. VINO ROSSO & MITOLE GET FIRST MARES IN FOAL In addition to in-depth coverage of all of the day=s major races, Champions and Breeders= Cup winners Vino Rosso (Curlin) and TVG will air a special feature on Carlos Santamaria, assistant to Mitole (Eskendereya) both had their first mares confirmed in trainer Simon Callaghan. Santamaria will be returning to work foal. Shine Time (Malibu Moon) checked in foal to Vino Rosso Mar. 5 after undergoing a kidney transplant just over three Feb. 25 for breeders Pam and Jim Robinson of Brandywine Farm. months ago. Strike Accord (Smart Strike) checked in foal to Mitole Feb. 28 at Frankfort Park Farm. BRAIN INJURIES AWARENESS DAY MAR. 7 In support of the Brain Injury Association of America=s ABrain Injury Awareness@ month, jockeys across the country will be TEXAS SUMMER YEARLING & MIXED SALE SET FOR wearing blue arm bands emblazoned with ABrain Injury AUG. 24 Awareness@ Saturday, Mar. 7. AAs Saturday is an important day in racing, with major stakes This year=s Texas Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale has been races across the country, it seemed a perfect time to heighten set for Monday, Aug. 24 at Lone Star Park. The entry deadline is awareness of brain injuries and head trauma suffered by June 15. jockeys,@ said Terry Meyocks, President and CEO of the Jockeys= AWe have a record number of entries for the Texas 2-Year-Olds Guild. AJust this week, a jockey died from a head injury suffered in Training Sale on Apr. 3, and we anticipate added interest in during a race. It is a critical issue that could affect not only this auction thanks to all the positive things going on with jockeys, but exercise riders, horsemen and so many others @ Texasracing, said Mary Ruyle, executive director of the TTA. around the racetrack who could be injured. An individual who Up to $25 million annually is being pumped into the Texas suffers a concussion is a risk to themselves as well as their fellow horse industry due to legislation passed last year, and purses at riders if they are allowed to continue to ride. Additionally, they the current Sam Houston Race Park meet and upcoming Lone can be greatly affected later in life if they are not diagnosed StarPark meet are at their highest in years. accordingly or managed properly. It is our hope that the more AWith the enhanced purses at Texas tracks and added attention we can bring to the effects of brain injuries and head incentives for accredited Texas-breds, the Southwest region has trauma it will encourage the racetracks to adopt concussion never been stronger,@ added Tim Boyce, sales director. AIn protocols as part of their safety initiatives.@ addition to an added number of horses, we anticipate an Added John Velazquez, Co-Chairman of the Jockeys= Guild, increase in quality just like we saw with the consignments for AJockeys are an part of racing and many are affected by the 2-year-old sale.@ head trauma. We hope this gesture on Saturday will lead the racing industry to recognize and commit to including the jockey=s health and welfare needs when implementing any safety standards.@

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RACEHORSE OWNER-TRAINER PREP MAR. 19-22 FIRST FOAL BY CONQUEST FARENHEIT The Racehorse Owner-Trainer Prep class will be offered by The A dark bay colt is the first reported foal for MSW & GSP Elite Program Inc. and Dr. C. Reid "Mac" McLellan on the Ocala California sire Conquest Farenheit (Scat Daddy), Harris Farms Breeders' Sales grounds Mar. 19-22. The four-day class provides announced Thursday. Foaled on Valentine=s Day at Harris Farms, instruction to pass a trainer exam including medication and the foal is out of the winning Miss Sea Cup (Sea of Secrets) and other rule updates. Expanded by one day from last year, the is a half-brother to six-time winner Astonishing Tweet (Lucky updated version of the program=s Trainers' Exam Prep Class also Pulpit). Runner-up in the GII Summer S., Conquest Farenheit includes methods and philosophy of training racehorses. The stands for $3,000 at Harris Farms in 2020. class is open to anyone interested in learning about horses and horseracing. Owners, jockeys, grooms and handicappers participate alongside participants desiring to take a trainers' licensing exam. "This new version of the class starts with a discussion of options for acquiring racehorses," said McLellan. "We also cover preparation for young racehorses, and improving performance of older racehorses followed by options for post-racing careers. Intertwined is discussion of relative rules of racing that influence and, in some cases, govern application of training methods. These rules are in flux so we will also discuss rule changes and how trainers and owners can make sure that their horses receive the best care within a volatile, changing rule environment." The class format will start with half day Thursday, Mar. 19 from 1:00 to 5:00pm and continues Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. A colt by Conquest Farenheit out of Miss Sea Cup | Harris Farms Tuition for 25 hours of interactive discussions about racing, racehorses and the Rules of Racing is $349 if paid online 10 days prior to start of class. Tuition after that time and at door (if space is available) is $400. The class, particularly the first three days, qualifies as continuing education for previous Trainers' Exam Prep Class participants. Previous TExP participants, as well as Groom Elite 101 certified grooms, receive a $100 prior participation credit. TOBA, FTBOA and the TTA members receive a $25 discount off tuition costs. For more information, go to www.purplepowerracing.com.

Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST SANTA ANITA H.-GI, $600,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/4m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Multiplier K The Factor Wachtel Stable, Kerr, George J. and Barber, Gary Miller Gaffalione 113 2 Two Thirty Five K Stay Thirsty Baltas, Richard, Mansor, Tom, Nielsen, Tammi & Rasmussen, Kim Baltas Fuentes 118 3 Brown Storm (Chi) Scat Daddy Matriarca McCarthy Berrios 114 4 Gift Box Twirling Candy Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Rosario 126 5 Midcourt K Midnight Lute C R K Stable LLC Shirreffs Espinoza 123 6 Combatant K Scat Daddy Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Rispoli 116 7 Hofburg Tapit Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Mott Prat 115 8 Endorsed Medaglia d'Oro Godolphin, LLC McLaughlin Van Dyke 115

Breeders: 1-Mark Stansell, 2-A Footstep Away Syndicate, 3-Haras Matriarca, 4-Machmer Hall, Carrie Brogden &Craig Brogden, 5-Dixiana Farms LLC, 6-Paget Bloodstock, 7-Juddmonte Farms Inc, 8-Godolphin

Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 4:30 p.m. EST FRANK E. KILROE MILE S.-GI, $400,000, 4yo/up, 1mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 True Valour (Ire) Kodiac (GB) Qatar Racing Limited Callaghan Rispoli 122 2 River Boyne (Ire) Dandy Man (Ire) Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC Mullins Cedillo 122 3 Got Stormy K Get Stormy Gary Barber Casse Gaffalione 119 4 Next Shares K Archarcharch Baltas, Debby, Baltas, Richard, Ivarone, Julia C., Iavarone, Michael, McClanahan, Jerry, Peskoff, Jeremy, Robershaw, Ritchie and Taylor, Mark Baltas Prat 122 5 Sellwood Girolamo Gulliver Racing LLC Mullins Smith 120 6 Ohio (Brz) Elusive Quality Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Treitman, Bruce McCarthy Valdivia, Jr. 122 7 Kingly Tapit Clearview Stables, LLC, RAC 04 Racing, LLC and Meegan, Michael Baffert Gutierrez 122 8 Frontier Market K Lemon Drop Kid Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Rosario 120 9 Sash (GB) (GB) Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC Glatt Van Dyke 120 10 Desert Stone (Ire) (Aus) Slam Dunk Racing, Nentwig, Michael & Platts, Joey Baltas Franco 122

Breeders: 1-Mr P. O'Rourke, 2-Limestone & Tara Studs, 3-Mt. Joy Stables, McLean, MarcMcLean & Pope McLean Jr., 4-Buck Pond Farm, Inc., 5-Silver Springs Farm Eqwine &Vineyard LLC, 6-Fazenda Mondesir, 7-Clearsky Farms, 8-Scott Pierce & Debbie Pierce, 9-Juddmonte Farms Ltd, 10-Arkle Bloodstock Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 6:00 p.m. EST SAN FELIPE S.-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Fort McHenry K Tapit Purple Rein Racing O'Neill Cedillo 120 2 Honor A. P. Honor Code C R K Stable LLC Shirreffs Smith 120 3 Wrecking Crew K Sky Kingdom Rockingham Ranch Miller Gaffalione 120 4 Authentic K Into Mischief SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Hertrich, III, , Fielding, John D. and Golconda Stables Baffert Van Dyke 122 5 Thousand Words K Pioneerof the Nile Albaugh Family Stables & Spendthrift Farm LLC Baffert Prat 124 6 Storm the Court Court Vision David A Bernsen LLC, Exline-Border Racing LLC, Hudock, Dan and Wilson, Susanna Eurton Rosario 124 7 Swagsational Gallant Son Keith Swagerty Lawrence Guglielmino 122

Breeders: 1-SF Bloodstock LLC, 2-George Krikorian, 3-Westrock Stables, 4-Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC, 5-Hardacre Farm, 6-Stepping Stone Farm, 7-Keith Swagerty & Jan Swagerty

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 5:32 p.m. EST LAMBHOLM SOUTH TAMPA BAY DERBY-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Texas Swing K Curlin Harrell Ventures, LLC Pletcher Castellano 117 2 Spa City Street Sense Godolphin, LLC McLaughlin Centeno 117 3 Relentless Dancer Midshipman Paradise Farms Corp., Raymond, Terry & Wagner, Jana Maker Gallardo 117 4 Chance It Currency Swap Shooting Star Thoroughbreds, LLC Joseph, Jr. Lopez 119 5 Market Analysis K Honor Code China Horse Club and WinStar Farm LLC Pletcher Velazquez 117 6 Mo Mosa K Uncle Mo Martin, Perry and Martin, Denise Maker Morales 117 7 Sole Volante K Karakontie (Jpn) Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Biancone, Andie and Limelight Stables Corp. Biancone Geroux 119 8 Letmeno K Twirling Candy Bloch, Randall L. and Six Column Stables, LLC, et al Wilkes Landeros 117 9 Unrighteous Violence Calumet Farm Pletcher Bravo 117 10 Bye Bye Melvin Uncle Mo Alex G. Campbell, Jr. Motion Leparoux 117 11 King Guillermo K Uncle Mo Victoria's Ranch Avila Camacho 117 12 Tons of Gold K Tonalist Partner Stable LLC Delgado Suarez 117

Breeders: 1-Susan Casner, 2-Godolphin, 3-Paul Pruett, 4-Bett Usher, 5-W. S. Farish, 6-Perry Martin & Denise Martin, 7-Flaxman Holdings Limited, 8-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD., 9-Calumet Farm, 10-Alex G. Campbell, Jr. Thoroughbreds, LLC, 11-Carhue Investments, Grouseridge Ltd. &Marengo Investments, 12-Seclusive Farm, Chester Prince & AnnePrince

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 4:25 p.m. EST HILLSBOROUGH S.-GII, $225,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Dynatail K Hightail Ballybrit Stable, LLC Dini Ferrer 118 2 Get Explicit Get Stormy Modeste Racing Stable Minshall Camacho 118 3 Magic Star K Scat Daddy Don Alberto Stable Brown Velazquez 120 4 Juliana (Per) Eye On Jacob Puerta Cerrada Stable Correas, IV Bravo 118 5 Kelsey's Cross Anthony's Cross Bacon, Sanford & Patrick L. Biancone Racing, LLC Biancone Geroux 118 6 Wish Upon El Corredor That's Amore Stable and Terranova, II, John P. Terranova II Morales 118 7 Starship Jubilee K Indy Wind Blue Heaven Farm Attard Castellano 123 8 Beautiful Lover Arch Pompa, Jr., Paul P. and Tolchin, Gary Brown Lopez 118 9 Hanalei Moon Malibu Moon Stonestreet Stables LLC Casse Gallardo 118 10 Jehozacat Tapit Lael Stables Delacour Centeno 120 11 Lady Oxbow K Oxbow Robert Webster Sweezey - 118 12 Altea (Fr) Siyouni (Fr) Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc., Madaket Stables LLC & Doheny Racing Stable Brown Leparoux 118 Breeders: 1-Calumet Farm, 2-Modeste Racing Stable, 3-Betz, D. J. Stables, CoCo, Burns& Magers, 4-Haras Los Eucaliptos, 5-T. Wynn Jolley & Mary Jolley, 6-John P. Terranova, 7-William P. Sorren, 8-Thomas Coleman, 9-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 10-Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson, 11-Classic Oaks Farm, 12-Carlos Vazquez Gonzalez

Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 4:00 p.m. EST SAN CARLOS S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Manhattan Up K Street Boss Gust, Charles and Warren, John P. Oviedo Pereira 121 2 Flagstaff Speightstown Lane's End Racing and Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Espinoza 121 3 Roadster K Quality Road Speedway Stable LLC Baffert Smith 123 4 St. Joe Bay Saint Anddan Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Prat 123 5 Law Abidin Citizen K Twirling Candy Agnew, Dan J., Schneider, Gerry and Xitco, John V. Glatt Cedillo 123 6 McKale K Congrats Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. & Weitman, Paul Baffert Van Dyke 121 Breeders: 1-Kathleen McIsaac, 2-Summer Wind Farm, 3-Stone Farm, 4-Bonnie Heath Farm, LLC, 5-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc, 6-Willow Oaks Stable

Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 5:42 p.m. EST GOTHAM S.-GIII, $300,000, 3yo, 1m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Celtic Striker K Congrats Imperial Racing, LLC Handal Maragh 118 2 Informative K Uriah St. Lewis St. Lewis Bisono 118 3 War Stopper K Declaration of War Salerno Stables and Madaket Stables LLC Rodriguez Vargas, Jr. 118 4 Attachment Rate K Hard Spun Bakke, Jim and Isbister, Gerald Romans Saez 118 5 Necker Island K Hard Spun Sagamore Farm LLC and Hough, Stanley M. Hough Franco 118 6 Mischevious Alex K Into Mischief Cash is King LLC and LC Racing Servis Carmouche 123 7 Sixto K Curlin Southern Equine Stable LLC Guillot Cancel 118 8 Montauk Traffic Cross Traffic Chris Fountoukis Rice Lezcano 120 9 Flap Jack Oxbow Calumet Farm Sisterson Carroll 120 10 Untitled Khozan Barber, Gary and Sebastian, Michael B. Casse Alvarado 118 11 First Deputy Awesome Again Calumet Farm Rice Davis 118 Breeders: 1-Stoneview Farm Inc. & Craig D. Upham, 2-Rose Hill Farm & John Trumbulovic, 3-Rock Ridge Thoroughbreds, LLC, 4-Mr. & Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin III, 5-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 6-WinStar Farm, LLC, 7-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding, 8-Mike G. Rutherford, 9-Calumet Farm, 10-Brent Fernung, Crystal Fernung,Mike Sebastian Jr. & Mike Sebastian, 11-Clark O. Brewster

Saturday, Oaklawn, post time: 6:09 p.m. EST HONEYBEE S.-GIII, $300,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Motu K Paynter Susan McPeek Hernandez, Jr. 117 2 Shedaresthedevil K Daredevil Flurry Racing Stables LLC and Qatar Racing Limited Cox Talamo 117 3 Turtle Trax Cairo Prince Brereton C. Jones Wilkes Rocco, Jr. 117 4 Ring Leader K Paynter Novogratz Racing Stables Inc. Robertson Cohen 117 5 Alta's Award Tonalist Orr, Ed and Orr, Susie Asmussen Santana, Jr. 122 6 Back in Charge K Will Take Charge C&H Diamond Racing, LLC McPeek Vazquez 117 7 Fiftyshays Ofgreen K Bernardini Green, Leonard C. and Shay, Sean Servis Garcia 117 8 Raggedy Annie Union Rags Churchill Downs Racing Club Lukas Mojica 117 9 Queen Bridget Verrazano Mary Ann Gould Ortiz Hill 117 Breeders: 1-Kim Nardelli & Rodney Nardelli, 2-WinStar Farm, LLC, 3-Brereton C. Jones, 4-George Krikorian, 5-Mr. & Mrs. Al Mazzetti & Mr. & Mrs. EdOrr, 6-Castle Park Farm, LLC, AF Thoroughbreds& John Karakourtis, 7-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 8-Jennifer Kaak & Thoroughbreds ByDesign, LLC, 9-William D. Gould Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 4:46 p.m. EST H.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 6f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Mr. Dougie Fresh K Ghostzapper Lawrence P. Roman Atras Davis 116 2 Sicilia Mike Girolamo Yellow Moon Stable, Novello, John G. & Kwiecinski, Richard Sciacca Vargas, Jr. 115 3 Wonderful Light Tiz Wonderful Jay Em Ess Stable Nevin Saez 122 4 Mind Control Stay Thirsty Red Oak Stable and Madaket Stables, LLC Sacco Alvarado 125 5 Happy Farm Ghostzapper M and A Racing LTD Servis Lezcano 123 6 Bon Raison Raison d'Etat Flying P Stable Tannuzzo Cancel 116 7 Wentz K Super Saver Main Line Racing Stable Servis Carmouche 117 8 Skyler's Scramjet Creative Cause SJB Stable and Micozzi, Marcello Nevin Franco 118

Breeders: 1-Stephen J. McDonald, 2-Linda Rice & Antonio Miuccio, 3-Samantha Siegel, 4-Red Oak Stable, 5-Rustlewood Farm, Inc., 6-Calumet Farm, 7-WinStar Farm, LLC, 8-Tommy G. Ligon

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 4:55 p.m. EST FLORIDA OAKS-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Ivyetsu K Tapit Baum, Michael and Reiko Arnold, II Geroux 117 2 New York Groove K Verrazano Commonwealth New Era Racing, Madaket Stables LLC and Wonder Stables Trombetta Gallardo 117 3 Secure Connection Data Link Stuart S. Janney, III McGaughey III Leparoux 117 4 Mirabell Mei K Palace Malice Ken Geren Terranova II Morales 117 5 Correctness Medaglia d'Oro Lael Stables Delacour Centeno 117 6 Walk In Marrakesh (Ire) Siyouni (Fr) Merriebelle Stable LLC Correas, IV Bravo 117 7 Galileos Ballerina K (Ire) Janssen, Jay and Joan Brinkman Castanon 117 8 Outburst (GB) (GB) Detampel, Marc, TSF Thoroughbred Racing & Hillen, Rebecca Kenneally Castellano 119 9 How Ironic Tonalist G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. Oliver Suarez 117 10 Secret Stash (Ire) (GB) Gary Barber Casse Camacho 117 11 Blame Debbie K Blame Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Cloonan, Michael P. and Thornton, Timothy C. Motion Velazquez 117 12 Micheline Bernardini Godolphin, LLC Stidham Lopez 121

Breeders: 1-Michael Baum & Reiko Baum, 2-Bonne Chance Farm, LLC, 3-Stuart S. Janney, III LLC., 4-Tim Thornton, 5-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock, 6-Merriebelle Irish Farm Ltd, 7-J. E. Jumonville Jr. & Bunny Jumonville, 8-Rainer Stockli & Manfred Wurtenberger, 9-G. Watts Humphrey Jr., 10-Kildaragh Stud, 11-Tim Thornton & Tony Holmes, 12-Godolphin

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 3:55 p.m. EST CHALLENGER S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Big Dollar Bill Midnight Lute Farkas, Dennis and Franklin, Brett and C. Wilkes Landeros 118 2 Debbie's Passion First Dude Raymond Mamone Carvajal, Jr. Spieth 118 3 Trophy Chaser K Twirling Candy JCA Racing Stable LLC Avila Lopez 118 4 Prompt Blame James S. Karp Mott Geroux 120 5 King for a Day Uncle Mo Red Oak Stable Pletcher Velazquez 120 6 Sandino Ruler (Arg) Roman Ruler Amuleto, Inc. Correas, IV Bravo 120 7 Drama Gone Astray Harold L. Queen Fawkes Castellano 120 8 Admiralty Pier English Channel Hoolie Racing Stable, LLC and Lunsford, Bruce Minshall Camacho 120

Breeders: 1-Epona Equine, LLC & Gary Young, 2-Raymond Mamone, 3-Overbrook Farm & Kildare Stud, 4-James S. Karp, 5-Red Oak Stable, 6-Germano Hugo y Pellegatta Roberto, 7-Harold L. Queen, 8-Calumet Farm Sunday, Santa Anita, post time: 7:00 p.m. EDT SANTA YSABEL S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Donna Veloce K Uncle Mo Kaleem Shah., Mrs. , & Derrick Smith Callaghan Prat 120 2 Gidgetta Fast Anna Jungle Racing LLC Baltas Rosario 120 3 Speech Mr Speaker Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners McCarthy Franco 120 4 Tiz Fake News K Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC Wong Cedillo 122 5 Gingham K Quality Road Kelly, Sarah and Wiltz, Jane Baffert Van Dyke 122 6 Paige Anne K Take Charge Indy Feghali, Elie, Feghali, Lori R. and Mathiesen, Mark Callaghan Rispoli 122 7 Storie Blue Empire Maker Don Alberto Stable Baffert Smith 120

Breeders: 1-Coin Broker Syndicate, 2-Jungle Racing, LLC, 3-Gail Rice, 4-RMJ Stables, LLC, 5-Stone Farm, 6-Richard Peardon, 7-Don Alberto Corporation SIRE LISTS Sponsored by

Leading Second-Crop Sires YTD for stallions standing in North America through Wednesday, March 4 Earnings represent worldwide figures, stud fees listed are 2020 fees. Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 Constitution 3 5 2 4 -- -- 48 12 151,900 710,600 (2011) by Tapit FYR: 2017 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $40,000 Tiz the Law 2 Palace Malice 2 2 1 1 -- -- 45 8 260,000 598,735 (2010) by Curlin FYR: 2017 Stands: Three Chimneys Farm KY Fee: $25,000 Mr. Monomoy 3 Tonalist 1 1 1 1 -- -- 40 8 211,110 595,422 (2011) by Tapit FYR: 2017 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Tonalist's Shape 4 American Pharoah 2 4 -- 1 -- -- 43 7 173,043 588,754 (2012) by Pioneerof the Nile FYR: 2017 Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: Private Cafe Pharoah 5 Carpe Diem -- 2 -- 1 -- -- 47 8 88,740 510,153 (2012) by Giant's Causeway FYR: 2017 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Monforte 6 Summer Front 1 2 1 2 -- -- 31 10 284,600 492,907 (2009) by War Front FYR: 2017 Stands: Airdrie Stud KY Fee: $10,000 Ete Indien 7 Khozan 1 2 -- 1 -- -- 37 9 109,000 486,628 (2012) by Distorted Humor FYR: 2017 Stands: Journeyman Stud FL Fee: $8,500 Liam's Lucky Charm 8 Tapiture 1 3 ------43 13 90,000 476,097 (2011) by Tapit FYR: 2017 Stands: KY Fee: $7,500 Steph'sfullasugar 9 Competitive Edge ------43 12 52,200 411,598 (2012) by Super Saver FYR: 2017 Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: $12,500 Edgeway 10 Wicked Strong 1 3 ------52 12 54,750 410,735 (2011) by Hard Spun FYR: 2017 Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $6,000 Villainous 11 Bayern -- 2 ------43 8 44,000 390,255 (2011) by Offlee Wild FYR: 2017 Stands: Hill 'n' Dale Farms KY Fee: $15,000 Bella Vita 12 Honor Code 1 3 1 2 -- -- 38 5 137,500 381,016 (2011) by A.P. Indy FYR: 2017 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $30,000 Max Player 13 Liam's Map ------39 9 45,000 334,226 (2011) by Unbridled's Song FYR: 2017 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $35,000 Jerry the Nipper 14 Palace -- 1 -- 1 -- -- 27 10 74,200 289,637 (2009) by City Zip FYR: 2017 Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $5,000 Auberge 15 Karakontie (Jpn) 2 2 1 1 -- -- 23 4 129,800 279,522 (2011) by Bernstein FYR: 2017 Stands: Gainesway Farm KY Fee: $10,000 Sole Volante

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Friday, March 6, 2020

IN ORDER OF PURSE: SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: FRIDAY, MARCH 6 8th-Gulfstream, $44,000, (S), Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), Amira's Prince (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Pleasant Acres Stallions 3-5, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:11.37, ft. 35 foals of racing age/4 winners/0 black-type winners UP IN SMOKE (f, 3, The Big Beast--Therese, by Exchange Rate), 10-Gulfstream, Msw 1mT, SISTER OTOOLE, 10-1 a powerful debut winner versus Florida-breds in Hallandale Feb. 8, stayed perfect with another visually impressive score Blueskiesnrainbows (English Channel), Sunlight Farm, $2,500 here. The 4-5 favorite jumped well and was immediately ridden 24 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners along by Johnny Velazquez to keep pace with the top two. She 2-Gulfstream, Msw 5fT, IMA N H LADY CAT, 20-1 began to drop back abruptly down the backstretch and trailed the field heading into the turn. The gray found new life, Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway), WinStar Farm, $15,000 however, as they straightened and came rolling over the top in 231 foals of racing age/23 winners/2 black-type winners the stretch to win going away by four lengths over Merseyside 6-Turfway, Aoc 6f, NAYIBETH, 2-1 (Maclean=s Music). Up In Smoke was produced by a winning $230,000 FTK OCT yrl half-sister to GI Champagne S. winner Proud Accolade (Yes It=s True). Sales history: $45,000 Ylg '18 OBSOCT; $230,000 2yo '19 Commissioner (A.P. Indy), WinStar Farm, $7,500 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $52,200. Click for the 163 foals of racing age/19 winners/3 black-type winners Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 6-Charles Town, Msw 6 1/2f, COMMCAT, 5-2 O-Black Type Thoroughbreds & R. A. Hill Stable; B-John D Rio & $28,000 RNA FTK JUL yrl; $10,000 FTK OCT yrl Carole A Rio (FL); T-George Weaver. Danza (Street Boss), Fair Winds Farm, $2,500 140 foals of racing age/14 winners/2 black-type winners 6-Turfway, Aoc 6f, MY GOOD GIRL, 4-1 $32,000 FTK HRA 2yo; $25,000 FTK FEB 2yo

Daredevil (More Than Ready), Turkish Jockey Club, private 158 foals of racing age/17 winners/1 black-type winner 3-Laurel, Wmc 6f, DEVILISH AFFAIR, 8-1 IN ORDER OF PURSE: $32,000 FTN MIX wnl; $47,000 SAR AUG yrl; $25,000 OBS APR 6th-Fair Grounds, $40,000, Msw, 3-5, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 2yo 1:47.46, gd. BUY ME CANDY (c, 3, Candy Ride {Arg}--Bubbly Jane {Brz} {MG1SW-Brz, MSW & MGSP-USA, $303,777}, by Yagli) rallied from far back to complete the exacta going this distance on grass on debut at Tampa Jan. 19. Facing only four rivals here, the 5-2 shot stalked the early leaders from third, revved up three deep rounding the far turn and kicked clear in the stretch once finally switching over to graduate by 2 1/2 lengths over Pintxos Promising Florida-bred Up In Smoke (The Big Beast), (Distorted Humor). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $28,000. Click for a $230,000 EASMAY graduate, stays perfect. the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Haras Interlagos; B-Michael Perlman (KY); T-Ignacio Correas, IV. TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 2 OF 3 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • MARCH 6, 2020

Golden Lad (Medaglia d'Oro), Northview Stallion Station, $5,000 Summer Front (War Front), Airdrie Stud, $10,000 124 foals of racing age/11 winners/2 black-type winners 181 foals of racing age/24 winners/3 black-type winners 3-Laurel, Wmc 6f, GOLD FINCH, 4-1 8-Fair Grounds, Aoc 1mT, CRUEL SUMMER, 3-1 $120,000 EAS OCT yrl $60,000 KEE JAN wnl; $130,000 KEE SEP yrl 1-Charles Town, Msw 4 1/2f, PIPERS GOLD, 6-1 8-Fair Grounds, Aoc 1mT, NOMO D'ORO, 12-1 $47,000 RNA OBS OCT yrl; $52,000 RNA OBS APR 2yo Hampton Court (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}), Spendthrift Farm Wicked Strong (Hard Spun), Spendthrift Farm, $6,000 44 foals of racing age/12 winners/0 black-type winners 232 foals of racing age/32 winners/1 black-type winner 6-Turfway, Aoc 6f, WELL SPENT, 4-1 2-Gulfstream, Msw 5fT, MUDSLIDE WICKED, 6-1 $3,000 KEE SEP yrl Khozan (Distorted Humor), Journeyman Stud, $8,500 130 foals of racing age/25 winners/2 black-type winners 4-Gulfstream, Msw 6f, CAROLYN'S SMILE, 8-1 4-Gulfstream, Msw 6f, KASHAN, 7-2 $15,000 OBS OCT yrl; $140,000 OBS OPN 2yo

Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song), Lane's End Farm, $35,000 232 foals of racing age/24 winners/2 black-type winners ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 10-Gulfstream, Msw 1mT, TYNAN, 4-1 6th-Gulfstream, $45,000, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 3-5, $225,000 KEE SEP yrl 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:36.09, ft. HELPING LISA D (m, 5, Flat Out--Unbridled Appeal, by Mr Speaker (Pulpit), Lane's End Farm, $10,000 Unbridled) Lifetime Record: 14-3-2-4, $114,400. O/T-Steven 79 foals of racing age/14 winners/0 black-type winners Dwoskin; B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm, LLC (KY). 3-Laurel, Wmc 6f, ELOQUENT LADY, 3-1 $70,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. *1/2 to Southern Parkway (Lemon Drop $8,000 KEE SEP yrl Kid), SP, $231,393.

Race Day (Tapit), Spendthrift Farm, $7,500 8th-Penn National, $29,120, 3-4, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 5 1/2f, 145 foals of racing age/20 winners/4 black-type winners 1:05.05, ft. 3-Charles Town, Msw 4 1/2f, RACING MY FATHER, 10-1 AWESOME SIGHT (g, 4, Prospective--Spectacular Sight, by Mr. $2,700 EAS DEC wnl; $24,000 RNA OBS OPN 2yo Greeley) Lifetime Record: 9-5-1-0, $69,820. O-Rock Bottom Ranch; B-Y-Lo Racing Stables, LLC (FL); T-Sandee D. Martin. Secret Circle (Eddington), Elite Thoroughbreds, private *$5,000 Ylg '17 OBSOCT; $30,000 2yo '18 EASMAY. 62 foals of racing age/13 winners/0 black-type winners 8-Sunland, Alw 6f, MISS HIGH HEELS, 5-1 8th-Charles Town, $29,000, 3-4, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, $3,000 KEE SEP yrl 1:47.80, ft. CAN HE SHINE (g, 6, Albert the Great--Bound to Star, by Cuvee) Lifetime Record: 26-4-1-2, $90,955. O/B-The Cottonwood Stable LLC (MD); T-Kieron Magee.

6th-Penn National, $28,616, 3-4, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 5 1/2f, 1:05.07, ft. STRONG BREEZE (g, 6, Mizzen Mast--Great Connection, by Dayjur) Lifetime Record: 40-5-3-5, $126,780. O-Ernesto Padilla-Preciado; B-Brookdale Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T- L. Martin. *$12,000 2yo '16 EASMAY. **Full to Lord Sinclair, SW-Fr, $414,645; 1/2 to Guana (FR) (Sillery), SW & GSP-USA, SP-Fr, $137,382.

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7th-Charles Town, $28,000, 3-4, (NW2LX), 3yo/up, 7f, 1:26.07, ft. RUSH TO THE CASTLE (g, 4, Windsor Castle--B's Wild Rush {MSW, $163,365}, by Wild Rush) Lifetime Record: MSP, 9-5-1-3, $105,573. O/B-Taylor Mountain Farm (WV); T-James W. Casey. *1/2 to B's Wild Cork (Denis of Cork), SW, $224,410.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Givemetwenty, c, 3, Declaration of War--A. P.'s Glory (SW), by Mineshaft. Gulfstream, 3-5, (C), 5fT, :56.06. B-Curtis C. Green (KY). *$85,000 RNA Ylg '18 KEESEP. Half Again, g, 3, Half Ours--Brown Eyed Baby, by Mineshaft. Fair Grounds, 3-5, (S), 6f, 1:12.04. B-Paul Pruett & Simon Winston (LA). $10,000 RNA Ylg '18 ESLYRL. *Full to Ours to Run, MSW & GSP, $524,488. **1ST-TIME STARTER. The Great Dansky, c, 3, Majesticperfection--Gold Edge (GSW, $162,430), by Eddington. Oaklawn, 3-5, (C), 6f, 1:10.49. B-Brereton C. Jones (KY). *$19,000 RNA Ylg '18 KEESEP. **1ST-TIME STARTER. Ijustwantahavefun, f, 4, Liaison--Dream Luck, by Chester House. Sam Houston Race, 3-4, 1 1/16mT, 1:45.58. B-Paul & Sharon Martin (IN). *$14,000 Ylg '17 KEEJAN; $1,000 RNA Ylg '17 OBSOCT; $30,000 2yo '18 OBSAPR. **1/2 to Dreamarcher (Archarcharch), SW, $203,291.

THE BIG BEAST, Up in Smoke, f, 3, o/o Therese, by Exchange Rate. AOC, 3-5, Gulfstream WINDSOR CASTLE, Rush to the Castle, g, 4, o/o B's Wild Rush, by Wild Rush. ALW, 3-4, Charles Town

THIS DATE IN HISTORY... ALBERT THE GREAT, Can He Shine, g, 6, o/o Bound to Star, by Cuvee. ALW, 3-4, Charles Town March 6, 1988...Julie Krone became the winningest female CANDY RIDE (ARG), Buy Me Candy, c, 3, o/o Bubbly Jane (Brz), jockey in racing history when she won the 1,205th race of her by Yagli. MSW, 3-5, Fair Grounds career riding a filly named Squawter in the ninth race at DECLARATION OF WAR, Givemetwenty, c, 3, o/o A. P.'s Glory, Aqueduct. by Mineshaft. MCL, 3-5, Gulfstream FLAT OUT, Helping Lisa D, m, 5, o/o Unbridled Appeal, by March 10, 1808..., winner of the inaugural Unbridled. AOC, 3-5, Gulfstream in 1780, died in Virginia at age 31. Imported to the U.S. in 1798, HALF OURS, Half Again, g, 3, o/o Brown Eyed Baby, by he became an influential American sire. Mineshaft. MSW, 3-5, Fair Grounds LIAISON, Ijustwantahavefun, f, 4, o/o Dream Luck, by Chester March 10, 1993...Jockey Eddie Delahoussaye became the 14th House. MSW, 3-4, Sam Houston rider to record his 5,000th career winner, riding Ackler to victory MAJESTICPERFECTION, The Great Dansky, c, 3, o/o Gold Edge, at Santa Anita. by Eddington. MCL, 3-5, Oaklawn MIZZEN MAST, Strong Breeze, g, 6, o/o Great Connection, by March 11, 1943...After siring 350 foals who won over $3 million, Dayjur. ALW, 3-4, Penn National 26-year-old Man o' War was retired from stud duty. PROSPECTIVE, Awesome Sight, g, 4, o/o Spectacular Sight, by Mr. Greeley. ALW, 3-4, Penn National